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Crater Peak

Crater Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Crater Peak rises to 2,552 m in California. Chaos Crags stands 2,567 m to the south-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Gray Cliff, a cliff 0.4 miles away.

The story

mountain in Shasta County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q3002192, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2552 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.69794, -121.62137

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 16
Waterfalls: 16
  • Lion Wash Falls: 18.3 mi
  • Lion Slide Falls: 18.6 mi
  • Mill Creek Falls: 18.6 mi
  • Hatchet Falls: 18.7 mi
  • Montgomery Creek Falls: 18.7 mi
Cliffs: 11
Attractions: 8
Parks: 5
Hot springs: 5
Picnic sites: 3
Historic sites: 3
  • Lockhart Ferry: 23.0 mi
  • Afterthought Mine: 23.8 mi
  • Mount Harkness Lookout: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Totem Pole: 19.9 mi
  • Metal Horse: 22.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Museums: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Crater Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chaos CragsSSE 157°2,567 m13.1 mi
Magee PeakS 179°2,563 m0.6 mi
Fredonyer PeakSE 125°2,412 m1.4 mi
Burney MountainN 357°2,395 m7.5 mi
Raker PeakSE 145°2,281 m13.9 mi
Freaner PeakNE 44°2,250 m3.9 mi
Logan MountainESE 103°2,209 m4.8 mi
Hall ButteE 93°2,177 m3.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:19
June solstice05:3620:0120:42
September equinox06:5518:2919:05
December solstice07:2815:5916:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323235394855636257463731
Precip in6.55.56.44.32.91.30.30.30.72.74.76.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Manzanita Lake, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358764296

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