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China Peak

China Peak, seen from above at true elevation

China Peak rises to 1,271 m in California. Kings Castle stands 2,257 m to the south, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Evans Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away.

The story

mountain in Siskiyou County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49020412, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1271 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.83634, -123.27623

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 21
Attractions: 8
  • Cook and Green Trailhead: 11.2 mi
  • Fir glade trailhead: 11.7 mi
  • Stein butte trailhead: 13.7 mi
  • Sugar pine river access: 14.9 mi
  • Bigfoot Trap: 16.8 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Horsetail Falls: 9.8 mi
  • Ponytail Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Maple Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Loretta Falls: 17.2 mi
  • Wilderness Falls: 18.4 mi
Cliffs: 3
Historic sites: 3
  • Cabin: 10.1 mi
  • Scotts Bar Monument: 15.3 mi
  • Sailor's Diggings - Waldo Memorial: 24.4 mi
Museums: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Parks: 1
  • Happy Camp River Park: 5.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Seattle Bar Day Use Area: 13.7 mi
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of China Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kings CastleS 170°2,257 m15.5 mi
Big RidgeS 170°2,141 m12.3 mi
Tom Martin PeakESE 123°2,140 m12.3 mi
Buckhorn MountainS 173°2,103 m11.4 mi
Lake MountainSE 129°2,096 m9.5 mi
Red ButteNE 36°2,054 m8.0 mi
Kangaroo MountainNE 34°2,040 m7.0 mi
Arnold MountainN 354°2,026.31 m12.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4919:26
June solstice05:3920:1020:52
September equinox07:0118:3519:12
December solstice07:3816:0116:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404347515965727165554539
Precip in4.43.03.02.11.40.70.50.40.62.33.95.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ruch, 29 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358763541

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