China Peak
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
- 1,271 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Evans Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Cade Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Slater Butte: 4.3 mi
- Tims Peak: 4.3 mi
- Lower Devils Peak: 4.7 mi
- Fern Spring: 3.4 mi
- Jackass Spring: 5.4 mi
- Quail Spring: 5.5 mi
- Kangaroo Spring: 6.9 mi
- Alder Spring: 7.2 mi
- 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
- Sugar pine river access: 14.9 mi
- Bigfoot Trap: 16.8 mi
- Oregon Caves National Monument: 19.3 mi
- Sanctuary One: 19.4 mi
- Limestone Bluffs: 4.9 mi
- Ferry Point: 13.7 mi
- Blue Nose Bluff: 22.8 mi
- Cabin: 10.1 mi
- Scotts Bar Monument: 15.3 mi
- Sailor's Diggings - Waldo Memorial: 24.4 mi
- The People's Center: 6.1 mi
- Oregon Caves Visitor Center: 19.3 mi
- Happy Camp River Park: 5.7 mi
- Seattle Bar Day Use Area: 13.7 mi
- Jones Beach: 17.6 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Castle | S 170° | 2,257 m | 15.5 mi |
| Big Ridge | S 170° | 2,141 m | 12.3 mi |
| Tom Martin Peak | ESE 123° | 2,140 m | 12.3 mi |
| Buckhorn Mountain | S 173° | 2,103 m | 11.4 mi |
| Lake Mountain | SE 129° | 2,096 m | 9.5 mi |
| Red Butte | NE 36° | 2,054 m | 8.0 mi |
| Kangaroo Mountain | NE 34° | 2,040 m | 7.0 mi |
| Arnold Mountain | N 354° | 2,026 m | 12.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:49 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:10 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:01 | 16:46 |
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 | 40 | 43 | 47 | 51 | 59 | 65 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 55 | 45 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ruch, 29 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358763541
Day trips start here
- Oregon Caves National Monument · 19 mi
- Klamath River · 23 mi
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