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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
2,244 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 19.1 miles of Pony Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thompson PeakENE2,726 m10.4 mi
Caesar PeakENE2,714 m11.0 mi
Mount HiltonE2,694 m9.4 mi
Sawtooth MountainE2,662 m12.2 mi
Caribou MountainENE2,609 m15.4 mi
Wedding CakeENE2,605 m10.2 mi
Gibson PeakE2,560 m18.9 mi
Siligo PeakE2,482 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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