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Medicine Mountain

Medicine Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Medicine Mountain rises to 2,083 m in California. Boulder Peak stands 2,512 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is No Mans Mountain, a peak 3.5 miles away.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49049086, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,083 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.49492, -123.31882

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Artworks: 11
Springs: 10
Cliffs: 5
Waterfalls: 3
  • Ishi Pishi Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Maple Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Johnson Creek Falls: 20.8 mi
Parks: 3
  • H E Beck Junior Memorial Branch: 16.5 mi
  • Happy Camp River Park: 20.8 mi
  • Johnson - Joss Park: 21.8 mi
Historic sites: 3
Museums: 2
Beaches: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Sugar pine river access: 19.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Medicine Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Boulder PeakENE2,512 m13.1 mi
Etna MountainESE2,295 m20.3 mi
Black Marble MountainNE2,268 m8.2 mi
Kings CastleNNE2,257 m9.7 mi
English PeakSE2,229 m8.4 mi
Box Camp MountainNE2,215 m10.1 mi
Yellow Dog PeakESE2,146 m15.4 mi
Big RidgeNNE2,141 m12.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4919:26
June solstice05:4020:0920:51
September equinox07:0118:3619:12
December solstice07:3716:0316:47

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, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358798777

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