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Middle Peak

Middle Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Middle Peak rises to 2,454 m in California. Thompson Peak stands 2,726 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Granite Peak, a peak 0.6 miles away.

The story

mountain in Trinity County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49050002, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2454 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.91714, -122.87976

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 7
  • Canyon Creek Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Middle Canyon Creek Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Upper Canyon Creek Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Grizzly Lake Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Kickapoo Waterfall: 14.7 mi
Parks: 6
  • Lowden Park: 13.2 mi
  • Lee Fong Park Disc Golf Course: 13.5 mi
  • Lewiston Community Park: 15.3 mi
  • French Gulch County Park: 19.2 mi
  • French Gulch Historic District: 19.3 mi
Picnic sites: 5
Springs: 4
  • Cold Spring: 4.7 mi
  • China Spring: 14.2 mi
  • Marble Springs: 18.5 mi
  • Hayfork Spring: 19.2 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Historic sites: 3
Rest areas: 2
Museums: 2
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Middle Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thompson PeakWNW 303°2,726 m10.5 mi
Caesar PeakNW 306°2,714 m10.2 mi
Mount HiltonWNW 287°2,694 m9.5 mi
Sawtooth MountainWNW 301°2,662 m7.5 mi
Caribou MountainNNW 332°2,609 m8.8 mi
Wedding CakeWNW 301°2,605 m10.2 mi
Gibson PeakN 11°2,560.3 m1.8 mi
Siligo PeakNNW 331°2,482 m2.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4819:24
June solstice05:4120:0620:48
September equinox07:0018:3419:10
December solstice07:3416:0316:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404347525966747266564539
Precip in6.75.75.02.61.90.90.30.20.32.04.37.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Weaverville, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 228610 — Middle Peak, Trinity County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358770728

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