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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
1,517 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
Beaches: 2
Historic sites: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Museums: 1
Rest areas: 1
Artworks: 1
Picnic sites: 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 PeakN2,208 m16.6 mi
Medicine MountainESE2,083 m18.6 mi
Bear MountainN1,953 m13.8 mi
Little PrestonN1,945 m16.9 mi
Copper MountainN1,903 m17.6 mi
No Mans MountainESE1,900 m15.9 mi
Boulder PeakNNE1,817 m16.1 mi
Twin PeaksN1,780 m16.6 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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