Crater Peak
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
- 2,552 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Magee Peak: 0.6 mi
- Fredonyer Peak: 1.4 mi
- Horse Heaven Buttes: 3.1 mi
- Hall Butte: 3.2 mi
- Eiler Butte: 3.5 mi
- Old Boundary Spring: 14.2 mi
- Onion Springs: 14.3 mi
- Supans Springs: 17.7 mi
- Cascade Springs: 17.7 mi
- Tophet Springs: 17.7 mi
- 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
- Gray Cliff: 0.4 mi
- Red Cliff: 0.9 mi
- Palisade Cliff: 8.2 mi
- Hat Creek Rim: 13.2 mi
- Crescent Cliff: 15.3 mi
- Hat Creek Radio Observatory: 11.5 mi
- Seismograph: 11.6 mi
- Hot Rock: 13.2 mi
- Devastated Area: 15.0 mi
- Bumpass Hell: 17.7 mi
- Washburn Blue Park: 12.6 mi
- Burney Civic Park: 12.9 mi
- Hat Creek Park: 19.6 mi
- Meadow Park: 19.8 mi
- Fall River Lions Community Park: 23.1 mi
- Turquoise Pool: 17.7 mi
- Big Boiler: 17.7 mi
- Pyrite Pool: 17.8 mi
- Drakesbad Hot Springs: 21.0 mi
- Terminal Geyser: 23.0 mi
- Hat Creek Campground Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
- Old Station Day Use Area: 9.5 mi
- Kings Creek Picnic Area: 18.2 mi
- Lockhart Ferry: 23.0 mi
- Afterthought Mine: 23.8 mi
- Mount Harkness Lookout: 24.9 mi
- Shingletown Rest Area: 17.3 mi
- Hillcrest Rest Area: 18.4 mi
- Totem Pole: 19.9 mi
- Metal Horse: 22.6 mi
- Lassen Volcanic National Park: 17.7 mi
- Fort Crook Museum: 23.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Crater Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaos Crags | SSE 157° | 2,567 m | 13.1 mi |
| Magee Peak | S 179° | 2,563 m | 0.6 mi |
| Fredonyer Peak | SE 125° | 2,412 m | 1.4 mi |
| Burney Mountain | N 357° | 2,395 m | 7.5 mi |
| Raker Peak | SE 145° | 2,281 m | 13.9 mi |
| Freaner Peak | NE 44° | 2,250 m | 3.9 mi |
| Logan Mountain | ESE 103° | 2,209 m | 4.8 mi |
| Hall Butte | E 93° | 2,177 m | 3.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 20:01 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:59 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 32 | 35 | 39 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 62 | 57 | 46 | 37 | 31 |
| Precip in | 6.5 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 6.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Manzanita Lake, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358764296
Day trips start here
- Lassen Volcanic National Park · 18 mi
- Shingletown · 19 mi
- Shasta County · 22 mi
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