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Little Granite Peak

Little Granite Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Little Granite Peak rises to 2,443 m in California. Thompson Peak stands 2,726 m to the north-northwest, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Canyon Creek Falls, a waterfall 1.3 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49044939, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2443 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.93310, -122.99895

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 5
  • Canyon Creek Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Middle Canyon Creek Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Upper Canyon Creek Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Grizzly Lake Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Kickapoo Waterfall: 16.2 mi
Parks: 5
  • Lowden Park: 14.4 mi
  • Lee Fong Park Disc Golf Course: 14.6 mi
  • Lewiston Community Park: 18.8 mi
  • French Gulch County Park: 24.4 mi
  • French Gulch Historic District: 24.5 mi
Springs: 4
  • Cold Spring: 3.2 mi
  • China Spring: 9.5 mi
  • Marble Springs: 12.2 mi
  • Hayfork Spring: 16.6 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Historic sites: 4
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 2
Museums: 2
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Little Granite Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thompson PeakNNW 331°2,726 m5.3 mi
Caesar PeakNNW 338°2,714 m5.3 mi
Mount HiltonWNW 300°2,694 m3.3 mi
Sawtooth MountainN 356°2,662 m2.8 mi
Caribou MountainNNE 17°2,609 m7.0 mi
Wedding CakeNNW 328°2,605 m4.8 mi
Gibson PeakE 84°2,560.3 m6.6 mi
Siligo PeakE 80°2,482 m5.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4819:24
June solstice05:4120:0720:48
September equinox07:0018:3519:11
December solstice07:3416:0416:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404347525966747266564539
Precip in6.75.75.02.61.90.90.30.20.32.04.37.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Weaverville, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358769473

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