Monument Peak
Monument Peak rises to 2,360 m in California. Thompson Peak stands 2,726 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Weaver Bally, a peak 1.4 miles away. 99 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Trinity County, California, United States; geonames ID = 5568179.
Wikidata Q49051226, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,360 m
How to reach it
99 named places within 25 miles
- Weaver Bally: 1.4 mi
- Rocky Point: 3.7 mi
- Dedrick Point: 4.0 mi
- Little Bally: 5.4 mi
- Red Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 7.3 mi
- Middle Canyon Creek Falls: 8.8 mi
- Upper Canyon Creek Falls: 9.2 mi
- Grizzly Lake Falls: 13.0 mi
- Crystal Creek Falls: 20.8 mi
- Lowden Park: 7.3 mi
- Lee Fong Park Disc Golf Course: 7.5 mi
- Lewiston Community Park: 12.6 mi
- French Gulch County Park: 19.7 mi
- French Gulch Historic District: 19.8 mi
- Stoney Creek Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
- Clark Springs Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
- Big Bar Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
- Whites Bar Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
- Cedar Flat Picnic Area: 24.3 mi
- Dedrick: 3.7 mi
- Canon City: 3.9 mi
- Minersville: 10.3 mi
- Deadwood: 15.0 mi
- Cold Spring: 8.9 mi
- Hayfork Spring: 11.4 mi
- China Spring: 16.4 mi
- Marble Springs: 16.9 mi
- Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park: 7.2 mi
- Russell Cabin: 11.0 mi
- Eagle Rock Lookout: 19.0 mi
- National Recreation Area, Picnic Area - Tanbark: 6.4 mi
- Moon Lim Lee Rest Area: 11.6 mi
- Jake Jackson Memorial Museum: 7.3 mi
- Scott Museum: 18.1 mi
- Upper Garden: 24.5 mi
- lower garden: 24.6 mi
- Hayfork Reservoir: 21.0 mi
- Oak Bottom Beach: 24.0 mi
- Massacre Natural Bridge: 24.2 mi
- Limestone Bluffs: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Monument Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Peak | NNW 343° | 2,726 m | 12.2 mi |
| Caesar Peak | NNW 346° | 2,714 m | 12.3 mi |
| Mount Hilton | NNW 335° | 2,694 m | 9.5 mi |
| Sawtooth Mountain | N 352° | 2,662 m | 9.8 mi |
| Caribou Mountain | N 4° | 2,609 m | 13.7 mi |
| Wedding Cake | NNW 342° | 2,605 m | 11.7 mi |
| Gibson Peak | NE 35° | 2,560 m | 9.5 mi |
| Siligo Peak | NNE 27° | 2,482 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:48 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:06 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:04 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 47 | 52 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 45 | 39 |
| Precip in | 6.7 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 7.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Weaverville, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1654336 — Monument Peak, Trinity County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358803036
Day trips start here
- French Gulch · 20 mi
- Whiskeytown National Recreation Area · 26 mi
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