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Chetco Peak

Chetco Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Chetco Peak rises to 1,423 m in Oregon. Pearsoll Peak stands 1,554 m to the north-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Mountain, a peak 2.7 miles away. Pacific Coast passes 16 miles off.

The story

Chetco Peak is a mountain in the Klamath Mountains of southwestern Oregon in the United States. It is located in the southern Kalmiopsis Wilderness in southern Curry County in the extreme southwestern corner of the state, approximately 15 miles (24 km) inland from the Pacific Ocean and 10 miles (16 km) north of the California state line. The name of the peak and that of the nearby Chetco River was derived from the name of a small tribe of Native Americans, the Chetco people, who originally lived along the lower Chetco River in Curry County.

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Wikidata Q5094164, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1422.502 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.13583, -123.94234

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Red Mountain: 2.7 mi
  • Vulcan Peak: 3.9 mi
  • Hawks Rest: 4.4 mi
  • Bailey Mountain: 5.8 mi
  • Swede Heaven: 6.2 mi
Parks: 18
  • Indian Hill Ranch: 14.6 mi
  • Illinois River Forks State Park: 14.6 mi
  • Winchuck State Park: 16.1 mi
  • McVay Rock State Recreation Site: 17.0 mi
  • Sunshine Cove Park: 17.2 mi
Nature reserves: 11
Beaches: 9
Attractions: 7
  • Japanese Bombing Site Trailhead: 9.9 mi
  • Butterfly Pavilion: 14.4 mi
  • Great Cats World Park: 14.5 mi
  • Great Cats World Park: 14.6 mi
  • Chetco Grange: 17.4 mi
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 5
  • Iron Ring Picnic Site: 14.7 mi
  • Store Gulch Picnic Site: 14.8 mi
  • Sixmile Recreation Site: 15.5 mi
  • Lone Ranch Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
  • Pine Point Picnic Area: 24.2 mi
Museums: 3
Waterfalls: 3
Historic sites: 3
  • Sailor's Diggings - Waldo Memorial: 16.2 mi
  • Fort Briggs Historical Marker: 17.0 mi
  • Engine: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 2
  • The Dovetail joint: 15.5 mi
  • It's a Burl gallery: 15.6 mi
Springs: 1
  • Aching Spring: 13.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Chetco Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pearsoll PeakNNE 24°1,553.9 m12.3 mi
Fiddler MountainNE 51°1,497 m11.5 mi
Hungry HillNE 53°1,468.8 m9.7 mi
Gold Basin ButteNNE 23°1,466 m13.2 mi
Canyon PeakENE 57°1,433 m7.4 mi
Vulcan PeakNW 326°1,408 m3.9 mi
Josephine MountainENE 77°1,403 m8.4 mi
Big CraggiesNNW 337°1,382 m15.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5119:28
June solstice05:4120:1420:56
September equinox07:0418:3819:15
December solstice07:4216:0216:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414447525965737266554640
Precip in11.48.58.64.12.10.80.20.30.83.58.012.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cave Junction 1 WNW, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357307955

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