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Chaix Mountain

Chaix Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Chaix Mountain rises to 1,471 m in California. Two Peaks stands 2,306 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Saddle Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q35733871, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1471 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.83629, -120.57659

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Saddle Mountain: 0.8 mi
  • Little Sugar Pine Mountain: 2.2 mi
  • Big Bend: 2.5 mi
  • Big Mountain: 3.2 mi
  • Lookout Mountain: 3.4 mi
Parks: 39
Historic sites: 16
Springs: 13
Cliffs: 12
Museums: 9
Picnic sites: 6
  • Bridal Veil Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
  • Cleveland Corral: 9.0 mi
  • Ralston Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
  • "Love Comes Softly" movie set: 21.9 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Attractions: 2
  • Leoni House: 16.0 mi
  • Twin Bridges Swimming Hole: 16.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Sherwood Demonstration Garden: 17.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Pit Stop Beach: 22.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Chaix Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Two PeaksENE 74°2,306 m16.5 mi
Slick RockENE 78°2,210 m15.8 mi
Four Cornered PeakE 84°2,072 m15.5 mi
Robbs PeakENE 57°2,040 m11.1 mi
Chipmunk BluffNE 54°2,030 m15.8 mi
Johnnys HillNE 43°1,994 m15.9 mi
Sun RockENE 64°1,991 m14.5 mi
Table RockE 87°1,943 m15.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:15
June solstice05:3819:5220:32
September equinox06:5118:2619:01
December solstice07:1816:0216:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384144495765727166544337
Precip in9.68.88.84.93.20.90.00.10.52.95.39.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pacific House, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 258178 — Chaix Mountain, El Dorado County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358797224

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