Chetco Peak
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
- 1,422.502 m
How to reach it
- 16.4 mi off the Pacific Coast, National
Overlooks nearby
- Rainbow Rock Viewpoint · 20 mi
- Cape Ferrelo Viewpoint · 21 mi
- Whaleshead Viewpoint · 21 mi
- House Rock Viewpoint · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Rough and Ready Preserve: 11.4 mi
- Woodcock Bog RNA (BLM): 12.7 mi
- Rough and Ready State Natural Site: 13.6 mi
- Winchuck State Recreation Site: 16.5 mi
- Crissey Field State Recreation Site: 16.6 mi
- Pelican State Beach: 16.9 mi
- Sporthaven Beach: 17.8 mi
- Mill Beach: 18.9 mi
- Harris Beach: 19.2 mi
- Lone Ranch Beach: 20.7 mi
- Green Wall: 16.6 mi
- Red Point: 17.6 mi
- Danger Point: 19.6 mi
- Rainbow Rock: 20.2 mi
- Black Point: 20.5 mi
- Butterfly Pavilion: 14.4 mi
- Great Cats World Park: 14.5 mi
- Chetco Grange: 17.4 mi
- Amphitheater: 19.3 mi
- Stout Grove: 24.9 mi
- 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
- Siskiyou Smokejumper Base Museum: 13.6 mi
- Southern Oregon Bigfoot Experience: 15.3 mi
- Kerbyville Museum: 15.5 mi
- Illinois River Falls: 14.4 mi
- Little Illinois River Falls: 15.2 mi
- Loretta Falls: 23.1 mi
- Sailor's Diggings - Waldo Memorial: 16.2 mi
- Fort Briggs Historical Marker: 17.0 mi
- Engine: 24.3 mi
- The Dovetail joint: 15.5 mi
- It's a Burl gallery: 15.6 mi
- Aching Spring: 13.9 mi
- Collier Tunnel Rest Area: 15.3 mi
- Botanical Gardens: 17.9 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pearsoll Peak | NNE 24° | 1,554 m | 12.3 mi |
| Fiddler Mountain | NE 51° | 1,497 m | 11.5 mi |
| Hungry Hill | NE 53° | 1,469 m | 9.7 mi |
| Gold Basin Butte | NNE 23° | 1,466 m | 13.2 mi |
| Canyon Peak | ENE 57° | 1,433 m | 7.4 mi |
| Vulcan Peak | NW 326° | 1,408 m | 3.9 mi |
| Josephine Mountain | ENE 77° | 1,403 m | 8.4 mi |
| Big Craggies | NNW 337° | 1,382 m | 15.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:51 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:14 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:38 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:02 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 44 | 47 | 52 | 59 | 65 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 11.4 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 8.0 | 12.9 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357307955
Day trips start here
- Brookings-Harbor · 18 mi
- Del Norte County · 27 mi
- Oregon Caves National Monument · 28 mi
- Crescent City · 29 mi
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