Skip to content

Glass Mountain

Glass Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Glass Mountain rises to 2,316 m in California. Lyons Peak stands 2,398 m to the south, 1.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in Siskiyou County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49031641, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2316 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.60155, -121.50444

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Natural arches: 14
  • Heppe Bridge: 7.0 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 7.0 mi
  • Ovis Bridge: 7.0 mi
  • Brushy Bridge: 7.4 mi
  • Venetian Bridge: 7.4 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Hidden Valley: 6.6 mi
  • Garden Bridges: 7.4 mi
  • Fleener Chimneys: 11.3 mi
  • Black Crater: 11.6 mi
  • Thomas-Wright Battlefield: 11.8 mi
Historic sites: 8
  • Canby's Cross: 20.5 mi
  • Captain Jack's Stronghold: 20.5 mi
  • Captain Jack's Stronghold: 20.5 mi
  • Canby's Cross: 20.5 mi
  • 1873 Two Warm Springs Indians: 20.5 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Gillem Bluff: 13.2 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 13.8 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 14.5 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 15.0 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 15.9 mi
Parks: 3
  • Long Bell State Game Refuge 1N: 12.5 mi
  • Tulelake-Butte Valley Fairgrounds: 24.0 mi
  • Otis Roper Park: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Doorknob Snowmobile park: 5.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Springs: 1
  • Deer Spring: 21.2 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lyons PeakS 185°2,398 m1.6 mi
Mount HoffmanWNW 284°2,397 m2.7 mi
Red Shale ButteSSW 213°2,381 m1.8 mi
Medicine MountainWSW 245°2,295 m6.1 mi
Badger PeakW 268°2,236 m6.4 mi
Little Mount HoffmanW 259°2,197 m8.2 mi
Grouse HillW 277°2,142 m6.6 mi
Black MountainSSE 166°2,125 m5.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:18
June solstice05:3320:0220:44
September equinox06:5418:2819:05
December solstice07:3015:5516:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333540445260696862513932
Precip in1.62.11.91.31.41.00.40.30.40.81.51.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lava Beds NAT MON, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 260593 — Glass Mountain, Siskiyou County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358797933

More peaks in California

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Glass Mountain.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens