Peak · California
Modoc Crater
Modoc Crater rises to 1,567 m in California. Lyons Peak stands 2,398 m to the south-southeast, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Bearpaw Butte, a peak 0.5 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,567 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.71598, -121.55298
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Bearpaw Butte: 0.5 mi
- Hippo Butte: 1.1 mi
- Eagle Nest Butte: 1.1 mi
- Bat Butte: 1.5 mi
- Red Butte: 1.5 mi
Natural arches: 14
- Bearpaw Bridge: 0.9 mi
- Heppe Bridge: 1.3 mi
- Balcony Bridge: 2.0 mi
- Natural Bridge: 2.0 mi
- Boulevard Bridge: 2.0 mi
Attractions: 11
- Hidden Valley: 1.7 mi
- Garden Bridges: 2.1 mi
- Fleener Chimneys: 3.0 mi
- Black Crater: 3.4 mi
- Thomas-Wright Battlefield: 3.8 mi
Historic sites: 7
- 1873 Two Warm Springs Indians: 14.9 mi
- Canby's Cross: 14.9 mi
- Captain Jack's Stronghold: 14.9 mi
- Tule Lake: 14.9 mi
- Dave Menke Environmental Education Center dedication: 15.9 mi
Parks: 4
- Tulelake-Butte Valley Fairgrounds: 16.5 mi
- Otis Roper Park: 17.0 mi
- Good Duck Park: 21.4 mi
- Malin Community Park: 21.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Gillem Bluff: 5.0 mi
- Padgetts Bluff: 17.7 mi
- Cedar Point: 23.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Doorknob Snowmobile park: 3.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Lava Beds National Monument: 5.0 mi
Museums: 1
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Modoc Crater. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyons Peak | SSE 166° | 2,398 m | 9.8 mi |
| Mount Hoffman | S 181° | 2,397 m | 7.3 mi |
| Red Shale Butte | S 171° | 2,381 m | 9.5 mi |
| Glass Mountain | SSE 162° | 2,316 m | 8.3 mi |
| Medicine Mountain | SSW 196° | 2,295 m | 10.9 mi |
| Badger Peak | SSW 206° | 2,236 m | 9.0 mi |
| Little Mount Hoffman | SSW 210° | 2,197 m | 11.0 mi |
| Grouse Hill | SSW 210° | 2,142 m | 8.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:42 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:03 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 15:55 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 35 | 40 | 44 | 52 | 60 | 69 | 68 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lava Beds NAT MON, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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