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Carter Meadows Summit

Carter Meadows Summit, seen from above at true elevation

Carter Meadows Summit rises to 1,892 m in California. Thompson Peak stands 2,726 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Deadman Peak, a peak 3.5 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49018282, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1892 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.21999, -122.89827

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Artworks: 11
Springs: 8
  • China Spring: 14.8 mi
  • Cub Bear Spring: 17.5 mi
  • Cold Spring: 18.2 mi
  • Picayune Spring: 19.5 mi
  • White Ridge Spring: 20.2 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Kickapoo Waterfall: 7.9 mi
  • Grizzly Lake Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Johnson Creek Falls: 16.6 mi
  • Upper Canyon Creek Falls: 19.1 mi
  • Middle Canyon Creek Falls: 19.4 mi
Historic sites: 6
Museums: 2
Cliffs: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Parks: 1
  • Johnson - Joss Park: 16.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Carter Meadows Summit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thompson PeakSSW 207°2,726 m17.1 mi
Caesar PeakSSW 206°2,714 m16.6 mi
Mount HiltonSSW 204°2,694 m19.9 mi
Sawtooth MountainSSW 198°2,662 m17.9 mi
Caribou MountainSSW 194°2,609 m13.5 mi
China MountainENE 57°2,606 m20.0 mi
Wedding CakeSSW 206°2,605 m17.6 mi
Gibson PeakS 176°2,560.3 m19.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4819:24
June solstice05:4020:0720:49
September equinox07:0018:3419:10
December solstice07:3516:0216:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384145505763706963534337
Precip in3.52.82.41.41.60.70.50.30.41.32.33.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Callahan, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1655872 — Carter Meadows Summit, Siskiyou County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358803841

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