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Lookout Point

Lookout Point, seen from above at true elevation

Lookout Point rises to 1,600 m in California. Ash Creek Butte stands 2,554 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Toad Mountain, a peak 2.0 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Siskiyou County, California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49046766, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,600 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.41738, -121.80305

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Artworks: 10
  • Peaceful Warrior: 23.7 mi
  • Those Left Behind: 23.8 mi
  • Greatest Generation: 23.8 mi
  • POW - MIA: 23.9 mi
  • Coming Home: 23.9 mi
Waterfalls: 7
Picnic sites: 5
  • Upper Falls Day Use Area: 16.3 mi
  • Bigalow Bridge Day Use Area: 16.7 mi
  • Lakin Dam: 16.7 mi
  • Lower Falls Day Use Area: 17.2 mi
  • Doorknob Snowmobile park: 21.5 mi
Springs: 3
Natural arches: 3
  • Heppe Bridge: 23.6 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 24.6 mi
  • Ovis Bridge: 24.7 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Hot LZ Memorial Wall: 23.8 mi
  • Living Memorial Sculpture Garden: 23.8 mi
  • Everett Memorial: 24.0 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Freudian System Cave: 8.3 mi
  • Hidden Valley: 23.2 mi
Parks: 2
Hot springs: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Red Banks: 20.6 mi
Museums: 1
  • Heritage Junction Museum: 20.8 mi
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Lookout Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ash Creek ButteW2,554 m12.9 mi
Haight MountainNW2,434 m11.4 mi
West Haight MountainNW2,430 m13.4 mi
Rainbow MountainWNW2,301 m8.8 mi
Dry Creek PeakWNW2,298 m9.4 mi
Medicine MountainNE2,295 m14.1 mi
Badger PeakNE2,236 m15.4 mi
Little Mount HoffmanNNE2,197 m13.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:20
June solstice05:3520:0320:45
September equinox06:5518:3019:06
December solstice07:3115:5716:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363841465562706862524235
Precip in8.07.47.63.82.51.20.20.30.62.35.610.4

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358806782

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