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Cottonwood Peak

Cottonwood Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Cottonwood Peak rises to 2,014 m in California. Mount Ashland stands 2,296 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Cottonwood Peak, a peak 2.1 miles away.

The story

mountain in Siskiyou County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49022265, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2014.1 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.88747, -122.64678

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 37
  • Ringe Park: 10.3 mi
  • Newton Park: 10.3 mi
  • Discovery Park: 10.4 mi
  • Gold Street Community Garden: 10.6 mi
  • Yreka Park: 10.7 mi
Historic sites: 9
Springs: 6
  • Sheep Camp Spring: 15.4 mi
  • Dutchman Spring: 16.4 mi
  • Yellowjacket Spring: 17.8 mi
  • Reeves' Ranch Spring: 19.0 mi
  • Bed Spring: 20.4 mi
Attractions: 6
Gardens: 5
  • Clay St Community Garden: 20.6 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 21.3 mi
  • Rose Garden: 21.5 mi
  • Ashland Creek Community Garden: 22.0 mi
  • Helman Community Garden: 22.5 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Jack Daniel: 7.6 mi
  • Captain Morgan: 7.6 mi
  • Welcoming Dragon: 9.5 mi
  • Welcome Sign / Sculpture: 10.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Museums: 3
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Cottonwood Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AshlandNNW 345°2,295.8 m13.8 mi
Dutchman PeakNW 311°2,260.702 m16.5 mi
Observation PeakNW 306°2,237 m15.3 mi
McDonald PeakNNW 338°2,202.5 m14.6 mi
Siskiyou PeakNNW 333°2,178.4 m13.5 mi
Big Red MountainNW 319°2,149 m15.1 mi
Split RockNNW 338°2,109 m15.2 mi
Dry Lake MountainW 275°2,063 m15.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4619:23
June solstice05:3620:0820:50
September equinox06:5918:3319:09
December solstice07:3615:5816:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374044495765747265534236
Precip in1.41.41.31.11.10.60.20.30.30.91.32.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montague Siskiyou AP, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 266603 — Cottonwood Peak, Siskiyou County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358799805

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