Gunsight Peak
Gunsight Peak rises to 1,851 m in California. Boulder Peak stands 2,512 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is McKinley Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away.
The story
mountain in Siskiyou County, California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49034356, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1851 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- McKinley Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Mahogany Point: 1.5 mi
- Montana Peak: 2.2 mi
- Indian Creek Baldy: 2.7 mi
- Deadwood Baldy Peak: 3.0 mi
- Bed Spring: 16.1 mi
- Dead Mole Spring: 16.1 mi
- Reeves' Ranch Spring: 18.0 mi
- Back Meadows Springs: 19.5 mi
- Maple Spring: 20.9 mi
- Welcome Sign / Sculpture: 7.4 mi
- Welcoming Dragon: 8.9 mi
- Open Soon: 14.6 mi
- Jack Daniel: 19.6 mi
- Captain Morgan: 19.6 mi
- Greenhorn Park: 6.4 mi
- Discovery Park: 6.7 mi
- Shasta View Park: 6.8 mi
- Yreka Park: 7.0 mi
- Gold Street Community Garden: 7.0 mi
- Scotts Bar Monument: 11.8 mi
- Oro Fino Historic Plaque: 13.3 mi
- Alden Historical Marker: 16.5 mi
- Klamathon: 17.6 mi
- Ormond Edward Quigley: 20.8 mi
- Yreka Phlox Preserve: 5.7 mi
- China Hill Yreka Phlox Preserve: 8.3 mi
- Shasta Valley Wildlife Area: 15.4 mi
- Klamath River Fishing Access: 16.0 mi
- Siskiyou County Museum: 7.2 mi
- Fort Jones Museum: 9.7 mi
- Railroad Museum: 12.8 mi
- Etna Museum: 20.5 mi
- Johnson Creek Falls: 20.7 mi
- Maple Falls: 21.8 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 22.5 mi
- Ponytail Falls: 22.6 mi
- Randolph E. Collier Rest Area: 13.2 mi
- Weed Airport Rest Area: 24.5 mi
- Weed Airport Rest Area: 24.5 mi
- Lower Greenhorn Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
- Mirror Cove Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
- Sugar pine river access: 14.6 mi
- Jones Beach: 16.1 mi
- Limestone Bluffs: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Gunsight Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boulder Peak | SW 236° | 2,512 m | 19.7 mi |
| Observation Peak | NNW 344° | 2,237 m | 20.1 mi |
| Condrey Mountain | NW 323° | 2,164 m | 17.3 mi |
| Tom Martin Peak | W 270° | 2,140 m | 15.5 mi |
| Scraggy Mountain | NW 323° | 2,117 m | 19.3 mi |
| Lake Mountain | W 272° | 2,096 m | 18.4 mi |
| Dry Lake Mountain | NW 324° | 2,063 m | 14.4 mi |
| Donomore Peak | NNW 339° | 2,017 m | 19.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:47 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:08 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 15:59 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 40 | 45 | 50 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yreka, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 260986 — Gunsight Peak, Siskiyou County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358798027
Day trips start here
- Yreka · 7 mi
- Klamath River · 9 mi
- Siskiyou County · 15 mi
- Hornbrook · 16 mi
- Etna · 20 mi
- Callahan · 30 mi
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