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Potato Mountain

Potato Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Potato Mountain rises to 2,031 m in California. Thompson Peak stands 2,726 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Dees Peak, a peak 1.8 miles away.

The story

mountain in Trinity County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49063796, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2031 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.12180, -123.28505

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 8
  • Grizzly Lake Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Upper Canyon Creek Falls: 17.6 mi
  • Middle Canyon Creek Falls: 17.9 mi
  • Canyon Creek Falls: 18.9 mi
  • Gray Falls: 21.2 mi
Parks: 7
  • H E Beck Junior Memorial Branch: 17.9 mi
  • Tish Tang Campground & River Access: 19.7 mi
  • Veterans Park: 21.3 mi
  • Tonkin Park: 21.9 mi
  • Commons Park in Willow Creek, CA: 22.0 mi
Springs: 4
  • High Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Marble Springs: 9.4 mi
  • China Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Cold Spring: 20.8 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Bigfoot Statue: 21.9 mi
  • Gonzalez Bigfoot Statue: 22.0 mi
  • Museum Bigfoot Statue: 22.0 mi
  • Gold Panner: 22.0 mi
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Kimtu Beach on Trinity River: 21.0 mi
  • Hlel-Din River Access/South Fork & Trinity confluence: 23.1 mi
Museums: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • Russell Cabin: 14.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Potato Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thompson PeakSE 124°2,726 m14.9 mi
Caesar PeakESE 122°2,714 m15.3 mi
Mount HiltonSE 133°2,694 m16.6 mi
Sawtooth MountainSE 125°2,662 m17.9 mi
Caribou MountainESE 111°2,609 m18.1 mi
Wedding CakeSE 126°2,605 m15.2 mi
Little Granite PeakSE 131°2,443 m19.8 mi
Packers PeakE 97°2,390 m16.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4919:26
June solstice05:4220:0820:50
September equinox07:0118:3619:12
December solstice07:3616:0416:48

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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 267141 — Potato Mountain, Trinity County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358799939

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