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Mumford Peak

Mumford Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Mumford Peak rises to 2,237 m in California. Thompson Peak stands 2,726 m to the west, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Snowslide Peak, a peak 1.0 miles away. 86 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49055759, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,237 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.98903, -122.89664

86 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 57
Waterfalls: 5
  • Upper Canyon Creek Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Middle Canyon Creek Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Canyon Creek Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Grizzly Lake Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Kickapoo Waterfall: 10.2 mi
Parks: 5
  • Lowden Park: 17.9 mi
  • Lee Fong Park Disc Golf Course: 18.3 mi
  • Lewiston Community Park: 20.4 mi
  • French Gulch County Park: 23.6 mi
  • French Gulch Historic District: 23.8 mi
Springs: 4
  • Cold Spring: 3.4 mi
  • China Spring: 10.7 mi
  • Marble Springs: 16.8 mi
  • Hayfork Spring: 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Historic sites: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 2
Museums: 2
Cliffs: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mumford Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thompson PeakW2,726 m7.9 mi
Caesar PeakW2,714 m7.4 mi
Mount HiltonWSW2,694 m8.5 mi
Sawtooth MountainWSW2,662 m5.7 mi
Caribou MountainNW2,609 m4.3 mi
Wedding CakeW2,605 m7.9 mi
Gibson PeakSSE2,560 m3.4 mi
Siligo PeakS2,482 m3.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4819:24
June solstice05:4020:0620:48
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 °F374146515966747267544337

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cecilville, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 229327 — Mumford Peak, Trinity County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358771383

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