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Copper Mountain

Copper Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Copper Mountain rises to 1,903 m in California. Preston Peak stands 2,208 m to the south, 1.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Preston, a peak 1.0 miles away.

The story

mountain in Siskiyou County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49022005, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1903 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.84965, -123.61223

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 12
Attractions: 7
  • Fir glade trailhead: 19.7 mi
  • Oregon Caves National Monument: 20.1 mi
  • Great Cats World Park: 20.3 mi
  • Great Cats World Park: 20.3 mi
  • Butterfly Pavilion: 20.4 mi
Museums: 5
Historic sites: 4
  • Sailor's Diggings - Waldo Memorial: 14.7 mi
  • Fort Briggs Historical Marker: 19.6 mi
  • Engine: 21.7 mi
  • Cabin: 22.1 mi
Cliffs: 4
Parks: 3
  • Happy Camp River Park: 13.1 mi
  • Indian Hill Ranch: 16.1 mi
  • Illinois River Forks State Park: 21.4 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Wilderness Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Loretta Falls: 10.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 2
  • The Dovetail joint: 24.2 mi
  • It's a Burl gallery: 24.3 mi
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Copper Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Preston PeakS 179°2,208 m1.0 mi
El CapitanN 1°2,075 m1.3 mi
Bear MountainSW 220°1,953 m4.8 mi
Little PrestonSE 142°1,945 m1.0 mi
Althouse MountainNE 36°1,925.726 m13.7 mi
Lookout MountainNNE 14°1,920 m4.0 mi
Youngs PeakNNW 333°1,908 m3.2 mi
Polar Bear MountainN 11°1,906 m3.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5019:27
June solstice05:4020:1120:54
September equinox07:0318:3719:13
December solstice07:3916:0216:47

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, 22 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358797386

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