McKinley Mountain
McKinley Mountain rises to 1,899 m in California. Boulder Peak stands 2,512 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Gunsight Peak, a peak 1.5 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Siskiyou County, California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49048907, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,899 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Gunsight Peak: 1.5 mi
- Deadwood Baldy Peak: 1.6 mi
- Indian Creek Baldy: 2.1 mi
- Mahogany Point: 2.8 mi
- Montana Peak: 3.2 mi
- Bed Spring: 14.7 mi
- Dead Mole Spring: 14.8 mi
- Reeves' Ranch Spring: 16.6 mi
- Back Meadows Springs: 19.4 mi
- Sheep Camp Spring: 19.7 mi
- Welcome Sign / Sculpture: 8.4 mi
- Welcoming Dragon: 9.8 mi
- Open Soon: 15.2 mi
- Jack Daniel: 19.1 mi
- Captain Morgan: 19.1 mi
- Greenhorn Park: 7.6 mi
- Discovery Park: 7.7 mi
- Shasta View Park: 8.0 mi
- Yreka Park: 8.0 mi
- Ringe Park: 8.0 mi
- Scotts Bar Monument: 10.9 mi
- Oro Fino Historic Plaque: 13.8 mi
- Alden Historical Marker: 16.3 mi
- Klamathon: 17.7 mi
- Ormond Edward Quigley: 21.6 mi
- Yreka Phlox Preserve: 7.1 mi
- China Hill Yreka Phlox Preserve: 9.2 mi
- Klamath River Fishing Access: 16.1 mi
- Shasta Valley Wildlife Area: 16.5 mi
- Siskiyou County Museum: 8.3 mi
- Fort Jones Museum: 10.5 mi
- Railroad Museum: 13.8 mi
- Etna Museum: 21.3 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 21.1 mi
- Ponytail Falls: 21.2 mi
- Maple Falls: 21.2 mi
- Johnson Creek Falls: 21.4 mi
- Lower Greenhorn Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
- Mirror Cove Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
- Randolph E. Collier Rest Area: 13.3 mi
- Sugar pine river access: 14.0 mi
- Jones Beach: 15.8 mi
- Limestone Bluffs: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of McKinley Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boulder Peak | SW 232° | 2,512 m | 19.6 mi |
| Observation Peak | NNW 345° | 2,237 m | 18.8 mi |
| Condrey Mountain | NW 323° | 2,164 m | 15.8 mi |
| Tom Martin Peak | W 266° | 2,140 m | 14.6 mi |
| Scraggy Mountain | NW 323° | 2,117 m | 17.8 mi |
| Lake Mountain | W 269° | 2,096 m | 17.5 mi |
| Dry Lake Mountain | NW 325° | 2,063 m | 13.0 mi |
| Donomore Peak | NNW 340° | 2,017 m | 18.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:47 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:08 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 15:59 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 40 | 45 | 50 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yreka, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 263390 — McKinley Mountain, Siskiyou County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358798765
Day trips start here
- Klamath River · 8 mi
- Yreka · 8 mi
- Hornbrook · 16 mi
- Siskiyou County · 17 mi
- Etna · 21 mi
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