Piney Mountain
Piney Mountain rises to 1,395 m in California. China Mountain stands 2,606 m to the south-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Hill, a peak 1.5 miles away.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49061970, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,395 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Bald Hill: 1.5 mi
- Bally Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Manzanita Hill: 4.9 mi
- Antelope Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Chaparral Hill: 7.6 mi
- City Park: 5.8 mi
- Greenhorn Park: 7.3 mi
- Siskiyou County Fairgrounds: 7.6 mi
- Shasta View Park: 8.5 mi
- Yreka Park: 9.0 mi
- Welcome Sign / Sculpture: 9.1 mi
- Open Soon: 10.2 mi
- Welcoming Dragon: 11.3 mi
- Etna Horseback Miner Statue: 13.9 mi
- Etna High School Lion Statue: 13.9 mi
- Back Meadows Springs: 18.2 mi
- Cub Bear Spring: 19.4 mi
- Cold Spring: 22.6 mi
- Bed Spring: 22.9 mi
- Dead Mole Spring: 22.9 mi
- Oro Fino Historic Plaque: 10.1 mi
- Ormond Edward Quigley: 14.6 mi
- Scotts Bar Monument: 16.3 mi
- Klamathon: 22.3 mi
- Alden Historical Marker: 22.5 mi
- Yreka Phlox Preserve: 4.0 mi
- China Hill Yreka Phlox Preserve: 10.4 mi
- Shasta Valley Wildlife Area: 14.2 mi
- Klamath River Fishing Access: 21.0 mi
- Russian Wilderness: 24.7 mi
- Fort Jones Museum: 5.6 mi
- Siskiyou County Museum: 8.6 mi
- Railroad Museum: 12.8 mi
- Etna Museum: 14.2 mi
- Weed Museum: 22.7 mi
- Lower Greenhorn Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
- Cougar Park Picnic Area: 22.6 mi
- Johnson Creek Falls: 14.8 mi
- Maple Falls: 23.0 mi
- Weed Airport Rest Area: 17.6 mi
- Randolph E. Collier Rest Area: 18.0 mi
- Jones Beach: 16.8 mi
- Sugar pine river access: 17.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of Piney Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| China Mountain | SSE 154° | 2,606 m | 18.8 mi |
| Boulder Peak | W 261° | 2,512 m | 18.7 mi |
| South China Mountain | SSE 158° | 2,505 m | 19.6 mi |
| Cory Peak | SSE 161° | 2,343 m | 21.4 mi |
| Etna Mountain | SW 215° | 2,295 m | 19.8 mi |
| Tom Martin Peak | WNW 295° | 2,140 m | 19.4 mi |
| Whisky Butte | SW 224° | 2,099 m | 16.8 mi |
| Lake Mountain | WNW 293° | 2,096 m | 22.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:47 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:07 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:00 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 40 | 45 | 50 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yreka, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358805874
Day trips start here
- Siskiyou County · 9 mi
- Yreka · 9 mi
- Etna · 14 mi
- Klamath River · 17 mi
- Callahan · 22 mi
- Hornbrook · 22 mi
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