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Fruit Mountain

Fruit Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Fruit Mountain rises to 1,808 m in California. Grayback Mountain stands 2,148 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Emily, a peak 1.7 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49030711, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1808 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.96023, -123.24772

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 18
Attractions: 14
  • Fir glade trailhead: 3.8 mi
  • Cook and Green Trailhead: 3.9 mi
  • Stein butte trailhead: 6.1 mi
  • Bigfoot Trap: 8.7 mi
  • Sanctuary One: 11.5 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Ponytail Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Horsetail Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Loretta Falls: 15.0 mi
  • Maple Falls: 21.9 mi
  • Wilderness Falls: 22.8 mi
Parks: 5
  • Happy Camp River Park: 13.1 mi
  • Cantrall Buckley County Park: 20.4 mi
  • Tunnel Ridge Recreation Site: 22.2 mi
  • Little Applegate Recreation Site: 23.0 mi
  • Indian Hill Ranch: 23.1 mi
Historic sites: 4
  • Cabin: 1.9 mi
  • Scotts Bar Monument: 19.4 mi
  • Sailor's Diggings - Waldo Memorial: 21.4 mi
  • Fort Briggs Historical Marker: 22.1 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Museums: 4
Artworks: 3
  • Madronita: 21.4 mi
  • Tree of life: 21.5 mi
  • Dragonfly: 21.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Seattle Bar Day Use Area: 6.0 mi
Beaches: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Fruit Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grayback MountainNNW 342°2,148.23 m10.8 mi
Red ButteESE 123°2,054 m3.9 mi
Kangaroo MountainSE 138°2,040 m3.7 mi
Big Sugarloaf PeakNNW 344°2,030 m11.6 mi
Arnold MountainNW 323°2,026.31 m4.6 mi
Lake MountainNNW 327°2,000 m10.7 mi
Pyramid PeakWNW 287°1,966.265 m5.1 mi
Whisky PeakN 350°1,950 m4.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4919:25
June solstice05:3820:1020:53
September equinox07:0118:3519:12
December solstice07:3816:0016:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404347515965727165554539
Precip in4.43.03.02.11.40.70.50.40.62.33.95.1

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358797872

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