Peak · California
Glass Mountain
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
- 2,316 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.60155, -121.50444
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Lyons Peak: 1.6 mi
- Red Shale Butte: 1.8 mi
- Indian Butte: 2.5 mi
- Mount Hoffman: 2.7 mi
- Cougar Butte: 4.0 mi
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: 6
- Canby's Cross: 20.5 mi
- Captain Jack's Stronghold: 20.5 mi
- 1873 Two Warm Springs Indians: 20.5 mi
- Tule Lake: 20.7 mi
- Dave Menke Environmental Education Center dedication: 24.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Gillem Bluff: 13.2 mi
- Padgetts Bluff: 24.4 mi
Parks: 2
- 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
- Lava Beds National Monument: 11.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Deer Spring: 21.2 mi
Museums: 1
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyons Peak | S 185° | 2,398 m | 1.6 mi |
| Mount Hoffman | WNW 284° | 2,397 m | 2.7 mi |
| Red Shale Butte | SSW 213° | 2,381 m | 1.8 mi |
| Medicine Mountain | WSW 245° | 2,295 m | 6.1 mi |
| Badger Peak | W 268° | 2,236 m | 6.4 mi |
| Little Mount Hoffman | W 259° | 2,197 m | 8.2 mi |
| Grouse Hill | W 277° | 2,142 m | 6.6 mi |
| Black Mountain | SSE 166° | 2,125 m | 5.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:42 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:02 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 15:55 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 35 | 40 | 44 | 52 | 60 | 69 | 68 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
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
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