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chamise Peak

chamise Peak, seen from above at true elevation

chamise Peak rises to 487 m in California. Paradise Peak stands 1,920 m to the west-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Margaret Polf Park, a park 2.0 miles away.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49019756, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
487 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.68741, -122.43673

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 55
  • Margaret Polf Park: 2.0 mi
  • Shasta Park: 2.6 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 3.7 mi
  • Clair Engle Park: 3.9 mi
  • Buckeye Community Park: 4.3 mi
Artworks: 24
  • The Best Grindstone in the World: 4.5 mi
  • Human Sundial: 7.0 mi
  • Dandelions: 7.2 mi
  • Howell's Dive Shop Mural: 7.3 mi
  • Mount Shasta: 7.3 mi
Historic sites: 11
Museums: 10
Picnic sites: 9
  • Fishermans Point: 2.3 mi
  • (Unnamed) Island Picnic Site: 8.7 mi
  • Bailey Cove Day Use: 10.0 mi
  • Behive Beach: 11.2 mi
  • Salt Creek Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
Gardens: 6
  • Memorial Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Matson, Mowder, Howe Celebration Garden: 6.8 mi
  • Medicinal Garden: 7.1 mi
  • Australian Garden: 7.1 mi
  • Chilean Garden: 7.1 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Attractions: 4
Nature reserves: 4
Waterfalls: 4
  • Crystal Creek Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Whiskeytown Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Clover Creek Falls: 22.1 mi
  • Potem Falls: 23.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
Beaches: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of chamise Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Paradise PeakWSW1,920 m18.6 mi
Shasta BallyWSW1,882 m12.9 mi
Shoemaker BallyWSW1,807 m16.0 mi
Little BallySW1,640 m13.4 mi
Schell MountainNNW1,580 m12.6 mi
Blue MountainNNW1,573 m17.1 mi
Buckhorn BallyWSW1,520 m15.2 mi
Wild Cow MountainNNW1,485 m11.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4619:22
June solstice05:4020:0420:45
September equinox06:5818:3219:09
December solstice07:3116:0316:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485054596776838277665447
Precip in10.511.49.24.62.91.50.10.20.53.46.612.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shasta DAM, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/2175648867

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