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Kettle Mountain

Kettle Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Kettle Mountain rises to 1,104 m in California. Grizzly Peak stands 1,892 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is East Fork Mountain, a peak 2.3 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49041350, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1104 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.95127, -122.01167

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 20
  • Hatchet Creek Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Kinner Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Potem Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Hatchet Falls: 8.2 mi
  • Lion Slide Falls: 8.3 mi
Picnic sites: 10
  • McCloud Bridge Day Use: 12.2 mi
  • Salt Creek Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
  • Bailey Cove Day Use: 19.1 mi
  • Bigalow Bridge Day Use Area: 19.1 mi
  • Lakin Dam: 19.4 mi
Parks: 6
Springs: 5
Historic sites: 4
  • Ladies cabin: 11.9 mi
  • Smithy: 11.9 mi
  • Afterthought Mine: 15.3 mi
  • Battle Rock: 21.1 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Lake Shasta Caverns: 18.3 mi
  • "Stand by Me" Bridge: 21.0 mi
  • 1727 Class M6: 23.4 mi
  • Shasta Lake Ranger Station: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
Cliffs: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Metal Horse: 17.8 mi
  • Siskiyou Art Musuem: 22.5 mi
Museums: 2
  • Heritage Junction Museum: 21.9 mi
  • Siskiyou Arts Museum: 22.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Kettle Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grizzly PeakN 7°1,892 m13.5 mi
Chalk MountainENE 74°1,786 m11.0 mi
Bunchgrass MountainE 100°1,664 m9.8 mi
Hatchet MountainESE 109°1,662 m9.8 mi
Bald MountainNE 39°1,639 m12.9 mi
North Fork MountainNW 311°1,609 m6.9 mi
Tamarack MountainNNW 344°1,583 m9.4 mi
Brushy ButteN 2°1,579 m11.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4419:20
June solstice05:3720:0320:44
September equinox06:5618:3119:07
December solstice07:3016:0016:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343641465561696660493933
Precip in4.55.24.02.81.80.60.30.30.41.32.54.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burney, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 226546 — Kettle Mountain, Shasta County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358768678

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