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McKinley Mountain

McKinley Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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
1899 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.75458, -122.79448

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 20
Artworks: 15
Parks: 12
  • 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
Historic sites: 7
Museums: 4
Waterfalls: 4
  • Horsetail Falls: 21.1 mi
  • Ponytail Falls: 21.2 mi
  • Maple Falls: 21.2 mi
  • Johnson Creek Falls: 21.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Sugar pine river access: 14.0 mi
Beaches: 1
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of McKinley Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Boulder PeakSW 232°2,512 m19.6 mi
Observation PeakNNW 345°2,237 m18.8 mi
Condrey MountainNW 323°2,164 m15.8 mi
Tom Martin PeakW 266°2,140 m14.6 mi
Scraggy MountainNW 323°2,117 m17.8 mi
Lake MountainW 269°2,096 m17.5 mi
Dry Lake MountainNW 325°2,063 m13.0 mi
Donomore PeakNNW 340°2,017 m18.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4719:24
June solstice05:3720:0820:50
September equinox06:5918:3319:10
December solstice07:3615:5916:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374045505966747366544336
Precip in3.32.21.81.31.30.70.50.30.41.12.23.7

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

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