King Peak
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King Peak rises to 1,246 m in California. Pratt Mountain stands 1,174 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Bonus Spring, a spring 2.0 miles away. 128 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.
The story
King Peak is a summit in Humboldt County, California, in the United States. It is the tallest mountain of the Lost Coast. King Peak was named for a captain of the United States Army. Going back to 1886 maps, this mountain was referred to as "King's Peak". Circa 1949 it was listed on one map as "King Peak" but later maps show "King's Peak".
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Wikidata Q18153994, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1246 m
How to reach it
128 named places within 25 miles
- Fire Hill: 2.1 mi
- Saddle Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Shubrick Peak: 3.4 mi
- North Slide Peak: 3.5 mi
- Brushy Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Honeydew Creek Day Use Area: 5.2 mi
- Arthur W Way County Memorial Park: 9.4 mi
- Arthur W. Way County Memorial Park: 9.5 mi
- Mal Coombs Park: 9.7 mi
- Colline Killmotor: 15.2 mi
- United States Veterans: 9.7 mi
- Cape Mendocino Lighthouse: 9.7 mi
- Coast Guard Helicopter 6541: 9.7 mi
- Myers Plaque: 14.9 mi
- Childrens Forest Plaque: 14.9 mi
- George C. Lindley Memorial Bridge: 13.7 mi
- Flat Iron Tree: 15.0 mi
- Shrine Drive Thru Tree: 15.2 mi
- Giant Trees: 17.0 mi
- Dyerville Giant: 17.0 mi
- Kaluna Cliff: 7.5 mi
- Impassable at high tide - Lost Coast Trail: 10.9 mi
- Point No Pass: 14.6 mi
- Duckett Bluff: 16.5 mi
- Thompson Bluff: 18.4 mi
- Bull Creek State Wilderness: 13.7 mi
- Bull Creek State Wilderness: 14.7 mi
- Humboldt Redwoods State Park: 15.0 mi
- Carl "A" Anderson Redwoods Natural Preserve: 16.5 mi
- John B. Dewitt Redwoods State Natural Reserve: 16.5 mi
- Black Sands Beach: 7.8 mi
- Mattole Beach: 15.3 mi
- Jones Beach: 16.1 mi
- Needle Rock Beach: 17.0 mi
- Dyerville River Bar: 17.3 mi
- Williams Grove Day Use Area: 14.9 mi
- Garden Club of America Grove Day Use Area: 15.0 mi
- Big Trees Day Use Area: 15.1 mi
- Blue Slide Day Use Area: 15.3 mi
- Dyerville Overlook: 17.4 mi
- Bonus Spring: 2.0 mi
- Miller Spring: 2.1 mi
- Telegraph Spring: 5.3 mi
- Pepperwood Spring: 7.6 mi
- Bureau of Land Management Lands: 8.1 mi
- Mario Machi: 9.7 mi
- Cape Mendocino Light: 9.7 mi
- Scotia Fisheries Museum: 22.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of King Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pratt Mountain | E 96° | 1,174 m | 23.0 mi |
| Tuttle Buttes | E 89° | 1,094 m | 21.6 mi |
| South Rainbow Peak | N 2° | 1,078 m | 13.0 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | NE 51° | 1,071 m | 21.8 mi |
| North Slide Peak | WNW 302° | 1,060 m | 3.5 mi |
| Taylor Peak | NNW 342° | 1,030 m | 16.1 mi |
| Grasshopper Mountain | NE 37° | 1,028 m | 12.9 mi |
| Rainbow Peak | N 352° | 1,026 m | 16.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:53 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:09 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:11 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 53 | 54 | 54 | 57 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 61 | 56 | 53 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shelter Cove Aviation, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 226592 — King Peak, Humboldt County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358768731
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