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East Fork Mountain

East Fork Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

East Fork Mountain rises to 1,039 m in California. Chalk Mountain stands 1,786 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Kettle Mountain, a peak 2.3 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49026911, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1039 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.93210, -122.04722

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 20
  • Potem Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Hatchet Creek Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Hatchet Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Montgomery Creek Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Lion Slide Falls: 9.1 mi
Picnic sites: 11
  • McCloud Bridge Day Use: 10.4 mi
  • Salt Creek Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
  • Bailey Cove Day Use: 16.8 mi
  • Behive Beach: 19.6 mi
  • Pollard Flat Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
Parks: 9
Historic sites: 7
  • Ladies cabin: 12.6 mi
  • Smithy: 12.6 mi
  • Afterthought Mine: 13.7 mi
  • Battle Rock: 20.7 mi
  • Dam Builders Monument: 24.0 mi
Springs: 5
Attractions: 4
  • Lake Shasta Caverns: 16.1 mi
  • Shasta Lake Ranger Station: 22.0 mi
  • "Stand by Me" Bridge: 23.1 mi
  • 1727 Class M6: 23.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
Cliffs: 3
Artworks: 3
  • Metal Horse: 16.4 mi
  • Siskiyou Art Musuem: 22.5 mi
  • The Best Grindstone in the World: 23.5 mi
Museums: 3
Gardens: 1
  • Memorial Garden: 24.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of East Fork Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chalk MountainENE 71°1,786 m13.2 mi
Tombstone MountainNW 306°1,693 m13.4 mi
Bunchgrass MountainE 92°1,664 m11.5 mi
Hatchet MountainE 99°1,662 m11.3 mi
High MountainWNW 289°1,639 m12.5 mi
North Fork MountainNNW 330°1,609 m6.7 mi
Tamarack MountainN 356°1,583 m10.4 mi
Brushy ButteN 10°1,579 m12.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4419:21
June solstice05:3720:0320:44
September equinox06:5618:3119:07
December solstice07:3016:0016:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343641465561696660493933
Precip in4.55.24.02.81.80.60.30.30.41.32.54.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burney, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358765087

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