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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: 57
  • 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: 25
  • 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
Picnic sites: 12
  • Fishermans Point: 2.3 mi
  • (Unnamed) Island Picnic Site: 8.7 mi
  • OAKBOTTOM: 10.0 mi
  • Bailey Cove Day Use: 10.0 mi
  • Behive Beach: 11.2 mi
Historic sites: 11
Museums: 10
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 PeakWSW 240°1,920 m18.6 mi
Shasta BallyWSW 242°1,882 m12.9 mi
Shoemaker BallyWSW 239°1,807 m16.0 mi
Little BallySW 233°1,640 m13.4 mi
Schell MountainNNW 337°1,580 m12.6 mi
Blue MountainNNW 330°1,573 m17.1 mi
South Fork MountainSW 228°1,521 m12.4 mi
Buckhorn BallyWSW 252°1,520 m15.2 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 5080 °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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