Caribou Mountain
Caribou Mountain rises to 2,609 m in California. Thompson Peak stands 2,726 m to the west-southwest, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Mountain, a peak 2.8 miles away. 86 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49018141, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,609 m
How to reach it
86 named places within 25 miles
- Black Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Preachers Peak: 3.0 mi
- Red Rock Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Tri-Forest Peak: 3.3 mi
- Snowslide Peak: 3.6 mi
- Grizzly Lake Falls: 4.8 mi
- Upper Canyon Creek Falls: 5.8 mi
- Middle Canyon Creek Falls: 6.1 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 7.5 mi
- Kickapoo Waterfall: 9.9 mi
- Dedrick: 12.2 mi
- Canon City: 14.5 mi
- Minersville: 15.4 mi
- Negro Flat: 22.2 mi
- Deadwood: 24.5 mi
- Cold Spring: 4.9 mi
- China Spring: 6.6 mi
- Marble Springs: 13.7 mi
- Hayfork Spring: 23.5 mi
- Russell Cabin: 9.5 mi
- Stamp mill: 17.4 mi
- Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park: 20.6 mi
- Lowden Park: 20.7 mi
- Lee Fong Park Disc Golf Course: 20.9 mi
- Lewiston Community Park: 24.0 mi
- Stoney Creek Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
- Clark Springs Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
- Scott Museum: 14.0 mi
- Jake Jackson Memorial Museum: 20.7 mi
- Limestone Bluffs: 14.8 mi
- Dougherty Bluff: 23.4 mi
- National Recreation Area, Picnic Area - Tanbark: 14.0 mi
- Russian Wilderness: 19.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Caribou Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Peak | WSW 246° | 2,726 m | 5.0 mi |
| Caesar Peak | WSW 246° | 2,714 m | 4.4 mi |
| Mount Hilton | SW 224° | 2,694 m | 7.0 mi |
| Sawtooth Mountain | SSW 210° | 2,662 m | 4.5 mi |
| Wedding Cake | WSW 241° | 2,605 m | 5.3 mi |
| Gibson Peak | SE 143° | 2,560 m | 7.5 mi |
| Siligo Peak | SSE 152° | 2,482 m | 6.5 mi |
| Seven Up Peak | SE 140° | 2,476 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:48 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:07 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:03 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 41 | 46 | 51 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 72 | 67 | 54 | 43 | 37 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cecilville, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 257976 — Caribou Mountain, Siskiyou County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358797161
Day trips start here
- Callahan · 21 mi
- French Gulch · 28 mi
- Etna · 30 mi
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