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Patterson Mountain

Patterson Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Patterson Mountain rises to 2,479 m in California. Blackcap Mountain stands 3,519 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Teakettle Experiment Area, a park 1.3 miles away.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49060178, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,479 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.97439, -119.05706

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 17
Waterfalls: 12
Picnic sites: 10
  • Mc Kinley Botanical Area: 4.4 mi
  • Helms Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
  • Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
  • Dinkey Fisherman Picnic Site: 8.3 mi
  • Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 9.0 mi
Attractions: 10
  • Whitewater Voyages Headquarters: 8.4 mi
  • Zephyr Headquarters: 8.4 mi
  • Chicago Stump: 13.2 mi
  • Gamlin Cabin: 16.3 mi
  • Centennial Stump: 16.3 mi
Parks: 9
Cliffs: 5
Historic sites: 3
Beaches: 2
Museums: 1
  • Museum of the Sierra: 17.4 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Bookie Bear: 19.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Kinsman Flat Wildlife Area: 23.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Patterson Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blackcap MountainENE3,519 m16.0 mi
Fleming MountainNE3,290 m16.8 mi
Castle PeakE3,249 m10.8 mi
ScepterENE3,238 m12.6 mi
Three SistersN3,215 m11.5 mi
Brown PeakN3,145 m10.4 mi
Dogtooth PeakN3,126 m12.5 mi
Eagle PeakNNE3,125 m8.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3419:08
June solstice05:3819:4120:20
September equinox06:4518:2018:55
December solstice07:0716:0316:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464853586573818176665345
Precip in5.64.95.12.61.40.40.20.00.21.42.14.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Balch PWR House, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358799042

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