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Cinder Cone

Cinder Cone, seen from above at true elevation

Cinder Cone rises to 1,890 m in California. Lyons Peak stands 2,398 m to the east-northeast, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49020691, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,890 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.52849, -121.64777

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Natural arches: 14
  • Heppe Bridge: 12.9 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 13.8 mi
  • Ovis Bridge: 13.8 mi
  • Brushy Bridge: 14.2 mi
  • Venetian Bridge: 14.2 mi
Attractions: 10
  • Freudian System Cave: 3.9 mi
  • Hidden Valley: 12.5 mi
  • Garden Bridges: 14.2 mi
  • Fleener Chimneys: 16.4 mi
  • Black Crater: 17.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Doorknob Snowmobile park: 10.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Cinder Cone. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lyons PeakENE2,398 m8.1 mi
Mount HoffmanNE2,397 m7.5 mi
Red Shale ButteENE2,381 m7.3 mi
Glass MountainNE2,316 m9.0 mi
Medicine MountainNE2,295 m3.1 mi
Badger PeakN2,236 m4.9 mi
Little Mount HoffmanN2,197 m3.5 mi
Garner MountainWNW2,195 m9.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4219:19
June solstice05:3420:0320:45
September equinox06:5518:2919:05
December solstice07:3115:5616:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333540445260696862513932
Precip in1.62.11.91.31.41.00.40.30.40.81.51.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lava Beds NAT MON, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358797305

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