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Dry Creek Peak

Dry Creek Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Dry Creek Peak rises to 2,298 m in California. Mount Shasta stands 4,322 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Rainbow Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49025889, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2298 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.46293, -121.97334

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks: 11
  • Peaceful Warrior: 14.4 mi
  • Those Left Behind: 14.5 mi
  • Greatest Generation: 14.5 mi
  • POW - MIA: 14.5 mi
  • Coming Home: 14.6 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Ash Creek Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Mud Creek Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Coquette Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Whitney Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Middle Falls: 15.3 mi
Parks: 8
Picnic sites: 7
  • Upper Falls Day Use Area: 15.6 mi
  • Lakin Dam: 16.1 mi
  • Lower Falls Day Use Area: 16.1 mi
  • Bigalow Bridge Day Use Area: 16.3 mi
  • Cougar Park Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
Historic sites: 5
  • Hot LZ Memorial Wall: 14.4 mi
  • Living Memorial Sculpture Garden: 14.4 mi
  • Everett Memorial: 17.0 mi
  • Old fire lookout foundation: 20.5 mi
  • Monroe Memorial: 20.7 mi
Springs: 4
Museums: 4
Cliffs: 2
  • Red Banks: 12.6 mi
  • Red Banks: 12.6 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Freudian System Cave: 16.2 mi
  • 1727 Class M6: 22.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
Rest areas: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Sisson Meadow: 20.2 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Siskiyou Beach: 23.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Dry Creek Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ShastaWSW 252°4,321.8 m12.1 mi
Misery HillWSW 251°4,206.2 m12.3 mi
Thumb RockWSW 249°3,938.9 m12.4 mi
ShastinaWSW 254°3,758.2 m13.5 mi
ShastinaWSW 254°3,758.2 m13.5 mi
Shastarama PointWSW 245°3,393.9 m12.6 mi
Casaval RidgeWSW 248°3,187.9 m13.7 mi
Green ButteWSW 242°2,802 m13.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4419:20
June solstice05:3520:0420:46
September equinox06:5618:3019:07
December solstice07:3215:5716:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363841465562706862524235
Precip in8.07.47.63.82.51.20.20.30.62.35.610.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mccloud, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358797621

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