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Medicine Mountain

Medicine Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Medicine Mountain rises to 2,295 m in California. Lyons Peak stands 2,398 m to the east, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Hill, a peak 2.2 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Siskiyou County, California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49049087, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,295 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.56377, -121.61194

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Natural arches: 14
  • Heppe Bridge: 10.0 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 10.7 mi
  • Ovis Bridge: 10.8 mi
  • Brushy Bridge: 11.2 mi
  • Venetian Bridge: 11.2 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Freudian System Cave: 6.8 mi
  • Hidden Valley: 9.5 mi
  • Garden Bridges: 11.2 mi
  • Fleener Chimneys: 13.6 mi
  • Black Crater: 14.2 mi
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Doorknob Snowmobile park: 7.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Medicine Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lyons PeakE2,398 m5.5 mi
Mount HoffmanNE2,397 m4.4 mi
Red Shale ButteENE2,381 m4.7 mi
Glass MountainENE2,316 m6.1 mi
Badger PeakNNW2,236 m2.6 mi
Little Mount HoffmanWNW2,197 m2.7 mi
Garner MountainW2,195 m10.4 mi
Red Cap MountainW2,147 m7.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4219:19
June solstice05:3320:0320:45
September equinox06:5518:2919:05
December solstice07:3115:5616:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358798780

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