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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.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49055759, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2237 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.98903, -122.89664

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
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 19.3 miles of Mumford Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thompson PeakW 276°2,726 m7.9 mi
Caesar PeakW 278°2,714 m7.4 mi
Mount HiltonWSW 255°2,694 m8.5 mi
Sawtooth MountainWSW 259°2,662 m5.7 mi
Caribou MountainNW 310°2,609 m4.3 mi
Wedding CakeW 272°2,605 m7.9 mi
Gibson PeakSSE 159°2,560.3 m3.4 mi
Siligo PeakS 184°2,482 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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