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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
2083 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.49492, -123.31882

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 11
Artworks: 11
Cliffs: 6
Historic sites: 4
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
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 21.8 miles of Medicine Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Boulder PeakENE 64°2,512 m13.1 mi
Etna MountainESE 111°2,294.5 m20.3 mi
Black Marble MountainNE 46°2,268 m8.2 mi
Kings CastleNNE 31°2,257 m9.7 mi
English PeakSE 140°2,229 m8.4 mi
Box Camp MountainNE 45°2,215 m10.1 mi
Yellow Dog PeakESE 118°2,146 m15.4 mi
Big RidgeNNE 21°2,141 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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