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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
1,903 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.84965, -123.61223

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 12
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
Attractions: 4
  • Oregon Caves National Monument: 20.1 mi
  • Great Cats World Park: 20.3 mi
  • Butterfly Pavilion: 20.4 mi
  • Stout Grove: 24.6 mi
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 PeakS2,208 m1.0 mi
El CapitanN2,075 m1.3 mi
Bear MountainSW1,953 m4.8 mi
Little PrestonSE1,945 m1.0 mi
Althouse MountainNE1,926 m13.7 mi
Lookout MountainNNE1,920 m4.0 mi
Youngs PeakNNW1,908 m3.2 mi
Polar Bear MountainN1,906 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 50–80 °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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