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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
2479 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 16.8 miles of Patterson Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blackcap MountainENE 65°3,519 m16.0 mi
Fleming MountainNE 41°3,290 m16.8 mi
Castle PeakE 85°3,249 m10.8 mi
ScepterENE 69°3,238 m12.6 mi
Three SistersN 359°3,215 m11.5 mi
Brown PeakN 360°3,145 m10.4 mi
Dogtooth PeakN 4°3,126 m12.5 mi
Eagle PeakNNE 16°3,125 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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