Elk Peak
Elk Peak rises to 2,112 m in California. Boulder Peak stands 2,512 m to the east, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Marble Mountain, a peak 2.0 miles away.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49027830, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,112 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Marble Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Pigeon Roost: 2.2 mi
- Black Marble Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Kings Castle: 3.5 mi
- Box Camp Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Soft Water Spring: 4.1 mi
- Cold Spring: 5.1 mi
- Buckhorn Spring: 6.9 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 7.1 mi
- Stud Horse Spring: 7.6 mi
- Open Soon: 17.8 mi
- Graffiti Gate: 19.1 mi
- Skeleton Car: 19.6 mi
- Horse Statue: 19.6 mi
- Etna High School Lion Statue: 19.7 mi
- Ferry Point: 12.0 mi
- Limestone Bluffs: 13.9 mi
- Blue Nose Bluff: 14.6 mi
- Grant Bluffs: 17.7 mi
- Dougherty Bluff: 19.9 mi
- Maple Falls: 6.4 mi
- Ishi Pishi Falls: 18.2 mi
- Johnson Creek Falls: 18.7 mi
- Wilderness Falls: 24.7 mi
- Happy Camp River Park: 16.6 mi
- Johnson - Joss Park: 19.7 mi
- City Park: 21.0 mi
- H E Beck Junior Memorial Branch: 22.8 mi
- The People's Center: 16.8 mi
- Etna Museum: 20.0 mi
- Fort Jones Museum: 21.2 mi
- Oro Fino Historic Plaque: 17.0 mi
- Scotts Bar Monument: 17.5 mi
- Ormond Edward Quigley: 19.8 mi
- Jones Beach: 10.9 mi
- Sugar pine river access: 13.4 mi
- Negro Flat: 22.7 mi
- Russian Wilderness: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of Elk Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boulder Peak | E 85° | 2,512 m | 8.2 mi |
| Etna Mountain | SE 129° | 2,295 m | 19.8 mi |
| Black Marble Mountain | ENE 77° | 2,268 m | 2.4 mi |
| Kings Castle | NNE 25° | 2,257 m | 3.5 mi |
| English Peak | S 171° | 2,229 m | 11.8 mi |
| Box Camp Mountain | ENE 61° | 2,215 m | 4.1 mi |
| Yellow Dog Peak | SE 142° | 2,146 m | 16.0 mi |
| Big Ridge | N 7° | 2,141 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:49 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:09 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:02 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 47 | 51 | 56 | 62 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 69 | 59 | 49 | 43 |
| Precip in | 9.4 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 6.8 | 10.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orleans, 24 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 259856 — Elk Peak, Siskiyou County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358797703
Day trips start here
- Etna · 20 mi
- Callahan · 29 mi
- Klamath River · 30 mi
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