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Lyons Peak

Lyons Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Lyons Peak rises to 2,398 m in California. Mount Hoffman stands 2,397 m to the northwest, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Shale Butte, a peak 0.8 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49047270, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2398 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.57905, -121.50721

Named places within 25 miles

Natural arches: 14
  • Heppe Bridge: 8.5 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 8.6 mi
  • Ovis Bridge: 8.6 mi
  • Brushy Bridge: 8.9 mi
  • Venetian Bridge: 9.0 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Hidden Valley: 8.0 mi
  • Garden Bridges: 9.0 mi
  • Freudian System Cave: 10.8 mi
  • Fleener Chimneys: 12.8 mi
  • Black Crater: 13.1 mi
Historic sites: 6
  • Canby's Cross: 22.0 mi
  • Captain Jack's Stronghold: 22.0 mi
  • Captain Jack's Stronghold: 22.0 mi
  • Canby's Cross: 22.0 mi
  • 1873 Two Warm Springs Indians: 22.0 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • Gillem Bluff: 14.7 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 15.3 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 16.0 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 16.5 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 17.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Doorknob Snowmobile park: 7.0 mi
Parks: 1
  • Long Bell State Game Refuge 1N: 11.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Springs: 1
  • Deer Spring: 21.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Lyons Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HoffmanNW 312°2,397 m3.3 mi
Red Shale ButteW 273°2,381 m0.8 mi
Glass MountainN 5°2,316 m1.6 mi
Medicine MountainW 259°2,295 m5.5 mi
Badger PeakWNW 282°2,236 m6.4 mi
Little Mount HoffmanW 270°2,197 m7.9 mi
Red Cap MountainW 259°2,147 m12.6 mi
Grouse HillWNW 290°2,142 m6.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:18
June solstice05:3320:0220:44
September equinox06:5418:2819:05
December solstice07:3015:5516:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333540445260696862513932
Precip in1.62.11.91.31.41.00.40.30.40.81.51.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lava Beds NAT MON, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 263090 — Lyons Peak, Siskiyou County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358798687

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