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Monument Point

Monument Point, seen from above at true elevation

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
1133 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.82215, -122.93589

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 21
Parks: 12
  • 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
Attractions: 8
  • Sugar pine river access: 10.6 mi
  • Cook and Green Trailhead: 16.6 mi
  • Stein butte trailhead: 17.2 mi
  • Bigfoot Trap: 19.2 mi
  • Sanctuary One: 19.9 mi
Artworks: 7
Historic sites: 5
Museums: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Horsetail Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Ponytail Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Maple Falls: 17.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dutchman PeakN 9°2,260.702 m15.5 mi
Observation PeakN 10°2,237 m13.7 mi
Condrey MountainNNW 344°2,164 m8.3 mi
Big Red MountainNNE 17°2,149 m16.6 mi
Tom Martin PeakSW 232°2,140 m9.2 mi
Scraggy MountainNNW 340°2,117 m10.2 mi
Lake MountainWSW 244°2,096 m11.4 mi
Dry Lake MountainN 358°2,063 m5.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4719:24
June solstice05:3820:0920:51
September equinox07:0018:3419:11
December solstice07:3716:0016:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374045505966747366544336
Precip in3.32.21.81.31.30.70.50.30.41.12.23.7

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

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