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Little Medicine Mountain

Little Medicine Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Little Medicine Mountain rises to 1,517 m in California. Preston Peak stands 2,208 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Sawtooth Mountain, a peak 3.2 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49045130, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1517 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.59707, -123.65256

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions: 9
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 6
Waterfalls: 3
  • Wilderness Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Ishi Pishi Falls: 16.8 mi
  • Maple Falls: 24.7 mi
Parks: 3
  • Happy Camp River Park: 19.9 mi
  • Yurok Village Discovery Park: 20.6 mi
  • H E Beck Junior Memorial Branch: 20.9 mi
Gardens: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 2
Historic sites: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Museums: 1
Rest areas: 1
Artworks: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Little Medicine Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Preston PeakN 7°2,208 m16.6 mi
Bear MountainN 356°1,953 m13.8 mi
Little PrestonN 9°1,945 m16.9 mi
Copper MountainN 7°1,903 m17.6 mi
No Mans MountainESE 105°1,900 m15.9 mi
Boulder PeakNNE 25°1,817 m16.1 mi
Twin PeaksN 354°1,780 m16.6 mi
Jedediah MountainN 349°1,760 m11.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5019:27
June solstice05:4120:1120:53
September equinox07:0318:3719:13
December solstice07:3916:0416:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434751566268747369594943
Precip in9.46.96.44.02.20.90.20.10.83.56.810.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orleans, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 263438 — Little Medicine Mountain, Siskiyou County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358798782

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