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Cedar Mountain

Cedar Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Cedar Mountain rises to 2,476 m in California. Eagle Peak stands 3,016 m to the south, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Barrel Springs Back Country Byway passes 14 miles off. 66 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Modoc County, California, United States

Wikidata Q49019007, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2476 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.58767, -120.27328

66 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 27
Springs: 24
Parks: 4
  • Chimney Rock Historical Monument: 8.8 mi
  • Alturas Park: 15.7 mi
  • Rotary Youth Park: 15.9 mi
  • Warner Street Park: 16.2 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • Fortynine Camp: 18.0 mi
  • Vya: 21.3 mi
Cliffs: 2
Attractions: 1
Museums: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Mill Creek Falls: 21.3 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Modoc Natural Bridge: 23.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cedar Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Eagle PeakS 170°3,016 m21.3 mi
Warren PeakS 169°2,950 m14.7 mi
Dusenbury PeakSSE 165°2,768 m17.3 mi
Emerson PeakSSE 167°2,724 m24.8 mi
Cole PeakSSE 166°2,723 m22.2 mi
Milk PeakSSE 166°2,623 m12.0 mi
Bald MountainN 6°2,518 m1.5 mi
Mount VidaN 6°2,500 m24.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:2819:5720:39
September equinox06:4918:2319:00
December solstice07:2515:5016:35

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333641465564737163513931
Precip in1.71.21.51.41.30.70.20.20.30.91.62.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cedarville, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 220789 — Cedar Mountain, Modoc County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358763293

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