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Pony Mountain

Pony Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Pony Mountain rises to 2,244 m in California. Thompson Peak stands 2,726 m to the east-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Thurston Peaks, a peak 2.7 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49063208, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2244 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.94819, -123.23421

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 9
  • Veterans Park: 20.1 mi
  • Tonkin Park: 20.7 mi
  • Commons Park in Willow Creek, CA: 20.8 mi
  • Tish Tang Campground & River Access: 21.6 mi
  • Lee Fong Park Disc Golf Course: 21.7 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Grizzly Lake Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Upper Canyon Creek Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Canyon Creek Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Middle Canyon Creek Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Gray Falls: 14.6 mi
Springs: 6
  • Marble Springs: 3.4 mi
  • China Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Cold Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Hayfork Spring: 17.0 mi
  • High Spring: 18.3 mi
Picnic sites: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Artworks: 4
  • Bigfoot Statue: 20.6 mi
  • Gonzalez Bigfoot Statue: 20.8 mi
  • Museum Bigfoot Statue: 20.8 mi
  • Gold Panner: 20.8 mi
Historic sites: 3
Museums: 3
  • Ironsides Museum: 15.9 mi
  • Jake Jackson Memorial Museum: 21.5 mi
  • Hoopa Valley Museum: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Hlel-Din River Access/South Fork & Trinity confluence: 19.7 mi
  • Kimtu Beach on Trinity River: 19.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Pony Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thompson PeakENE 70°2,726 m10.4 mi
Caesar PeakENE 69°2,714 m11.0 mi
Mount HiltonE 86°2,694 m9.4 mi
Sawtooth MountainE 82°2,662 m12.2 mi
Caribou MountainENE 68°2,609 m15.4 mi
Wedding CakeENE 72°2,605 m10.2 mi
Gibson PeakE 91°2,560.3 m18.9 mi
Siligo PeakE 90°2,482 m17.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4919:25
June solstice05:4220:0820:49
September equinox07:0118:3619:12
December solstice07:3516:0516:49

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, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358772957

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