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Crane Mountain

Crane Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Crane Mountain rises to 1,170 m in California. Grey Rocks stands 2,190 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Green Mountain, a peak 2.3 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49022774, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1170 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.96626, -122.36473

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Green Mountain: 2.3 mi
  • Bucks Peak: 4.2 mi
  • Hanland Peak: 4.5 mi
  • High Mountain: 5.1 mi
  • Sugarloaf: 5.5 mi
Parks: 12
  • Castle Crags State Park: 14.2 mi
  • Tauhindauli Park: 18.2 mi
  • Shasta Park: 19.1 mi
  • Margaret Polf Park: 19.2 mi
  • Clair Engle Park: 19.7 mi
Picnic sites: 10
  • Pollard Flat Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
  • McCloud Bridge Day Use: 6.5 mi
  • Salt Creek Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
  • Behive Beach: 8.4 mi
  • Bailey Cove Day Use: 11.8 mi
Waterfalls: 10
Springs: 8
Historic sites: 7
  • Battle Rock: 12.8 mi
  • Ladies cabin: 17.1 mi
  • Smithy: 17.1 mi
  • Dam Builders Monument: 19.5 mi
  • Veteran's Monument: 19.7 mi
Museums: 5
Attractions: 3
Artworks: 3
  • Siskiyou Art Musuem: 17.6 mi
  • The Best Grindstone in the World: 19.8 mi
  • Metal Horse: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Memorial Garden: 19.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Sisson Meadow: 24.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Crane Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grey RocksNNW 339°2,190 m12.2 mi
Red MountainNW 304°2,049 m11.4 mi
Chicken Hawk HillNW 323°1,919 m9.5 mi
Whisky Bill PeakNW 319°1,916 m12.5 mi
Gozem PeakNW 311°1,886 m11.9 mi
Rattlesnake HillNW 319°1,871 m8.5 mi
Tombstone MountainNE 46°1,693 m8.0 mi
State MountainWNW 286°1,675 m9.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4619:22
June solstice05:3820:0420:46
September equinox06:5818:3219:08
December solstice07:3216:0116:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394245505866727065554539
Precip in11.110.59.24.92.81.30.10.20.73.06.912.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dunsmuir Trtmt PL, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1658343 — Crane Mountain, Shasta County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358806294

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