Payne Peak
Payne Peak rises to 2,273 m in California. Eagle Peak stands 3,016 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Mountain, a peak 2.3 miles away. Barrel Springs Back Country Byway passes 14 miles off. 72 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49060273, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2273 m
How to reach it
- 14.5 mi off the Barrel Springs Back Country Byway
72 named places within 25 miles
- Bear Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Bald Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Little Baldy: 7.0 mi
- Milk Peak: 9.0 mi
- Applegate Hot Springs: 10.3 mi
- Leonard's Hot Spring: 10.4 mi
- Glenn's Hot Spring: 10.8 mi
- Farmer Spring: 15.9 mi
- Koenig Spring: 16.3 mi
- Chimney Rock Historical Monument: 8.7 mi
- Alturas Park: 14.3 mi
- Rotary Youth Park: 14.6 mi
- Warner Street Park: 15.0 mi
- Infernal Caverns Battleground Memorial Monument: 24.2 mi
- Pine Creek Wildlife Area: 9.9 mi
- Surprise Valley Wildlife Area: 12.8 mi
- Fortynine Camp: 18.7 mi
- Vya: 21.8 mi
- Porcupine Rim: 24.1 mi
- Porcupine Rim: 24.5 mi
- Farfalla Province: 13.0 mi
- Modoc County Museum: 14.3 mi
- Mill Creek Falls: 18.1 mi
- Modoc Natural Bridge: 20.0 mi
- Vya: 21.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Payne Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Peak | SSE 167° | 3,016 m | 18.2 mi |
| Warren Peak | SSE 165° | 2,950 m | 11.6 mi |
| Dusenbury Peak | SSE 161° | 2,768 m | 14.3 mi |
| Emerson Peak | SSE 164° | 2,724 m | 21.7 mi |
| Cole Peak | SSE 163° | 2,723 m | 19.1 mi |
| Milk Peak | SSE 160° | 2,623 m | 9.0 mi |
| Horse Mountain | SSE 162° | 2,588 m | 23.6 mi |
| Bearcamp Mountain | SSE 166° | 2,576 m | 22.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 19:57 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:50 | 16:35 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 36 | 41 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cedarville, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358772503
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