Monument Point
Monument Point rises to 1,133 m in California. Dutchman Peak stands 2,261 m to the north, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Baldy, a peak 3.2 miles away.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49051262, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,133 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Baldy: 3.2 mi
- Bald Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Bearcat Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Haystack Butte: 5.5 mi
- Dry Lake Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Bed Spring: 6.1 mi
- Dead Mole Spring: 6.1 mi
- Reeves' Ranch Spring: 8.5 mi
- Alder Spring: 11.7 mi
- Quail Spring: 13.0 mi
- City Park: 15.7 mi
- Discovery Park: 16.0 mi
- Greenhorn Park: 16.2 mi
- Ringe Park: 16.3 mi
- Yreka Park: 16.4 mi
- Welcome Sign / Sculpture: 16.8 mi
- Welcoming Dragon: 17.7 mi
- Open Soon: 18.8 mi
- Jack Daniel: 20.5 mi
- Captain Morgan: 20.5 mi
- Scotts Bar Monument: 6.5 mi
- Oro Fino Historic Plaque: 16.8 mi
- Cabin: 18.0 mi
- Alden Historical Marker: 19.7 mi
- Klamathon: 22.6 mi
- Sugar pine river access: 10.6 mi
- Bigfoot Trap: 19.2 mi
- Sanctuary One: 19.9 mi
- Sterling Mine Tunnel: 23.7 mi
- Yreka Phlox Preserve: 15.6 mi
- China Hill Yreka Phlox Preserve: 17.3 mi
- Klamath River Fishing Access: 20.9 mi
- Shasta Valley Wildlife Area: 24.8 mi
- Fort Jones Museum: 15.6 mi
- Siskiyou County Museum: 16.8 mi
- Railroad Museum: 22.0 mi
- The People's Center: 23.0 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 12.4 mi
- Ponytail Falls: 12.5 mi
- Maple Falls: 17.5 mi
- Lower Greenhorn Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
- Seattle Bar Day Use Area: 17.2 mi
- Jones Beach: 14.1 mi
- Limestone Bluffs: 16.0 mi
- Randolph E. Collier Rest Area: 18.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Monument Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutchman Peak | N 9° | 2,261 m | 15.5 mi |
| Observation Peak | N 10° | 2,237 m | 13.7 mi |
| Condrey Mountain | NNW 344° | 2,164 m | 8.3 mi |
| Big Red Mountain | NNE 17° | 2,149 m | 16.6 mi |
| Tom Martin Peak | SW 232° | 2,140 m | 9.2 mi |
| Scraggy Mountain | NNW 340° | 2,117 m | 10.2 mi |
| Lake Mountain | WSW 244° | 2,096 m | 11.4 mi |
| Dry Lake Mountain | N 358° | 2,063 m | 5.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:47 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:09 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:00 | 16:45 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 45 | 50 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yreka, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1659168 — Monument Point, Siskiyou County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358806872
Day trips start here
- Klamath River · 6 mi
- Yreka · 17 mi
- Hornbrook · 20 mi
- Etna · 25 mi
- Siskiyou County · 25 mi
- Ashland · 28 mi
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