Potato Mountain
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
Named places within 25 miles
- Dees Peak: 1.8 mi
- Mary Blaine Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Horse Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Youngs Peak: 3.8 mi
- Pony Buttes: 4.5 mi
- 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
- 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
- High Spring: 7.6 mi
- Marble Springs: 9.4 mi
- China Spring: 11.5 mi
- Cold Spring: 20.8 mi
- Bigfoot Statue: 21.9 mi
- Gonzalez Bigfoot Statue: 22.0 mi
- Museum Bigfoot Statue: 22.0 mi
- Gold Panner: 22.0 mi
- Limestone Bluffs: 4.8 mi
- Dougherty Bluff: 11.2 mi
- Grant Bluffs: 16.2 mi
- Negro Flat: 8.3 mi
- Dedrick: 22.1 mi
- Canon City: 23.4 mi
- Grays Fall Day Use Area: 21.3 mi
- Fish Lake Campground Day Use Area: 23.0 mi
- Cedar Flat Picnic Area: 24.3 mi
- Kimtu Beach on Trinity River: 21.0 mi
- Hlel-Din River Access/South Fork & Trinity confluence: 23.1 mi
- Hoopa Valley Museum: 21.3 mi
- Ironsides Museum: 21.4 mi
- Russell Cabin: 14.6 mi
- Russian Wilderness: 21.2 mi
- Francis B. Mathews Rest Area: 21.5 mi
- Willow Creek Community Garden: 22.1 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Peak | SE 124° | 2,726 m | 14.9 mi |
| Caesar Peak | ESE 122° | 2,714 m | 15.3 mi |
| Mount Hilton | SE 133° | 2,694 m | 16.6 mi |
| Sawtooth Mountain | SE 125° | 2,662 m | 17.9 mi |
| Caribou Mountain | ESE 111° | 2,609 m | 18.1 mi |
| Wedding Cake | SE 126° | 2,605 m | 15.2 mi |
| Little Granite Peak | SE 131° | 2,443 m | 19.8 mi |
| Packers Peak | E 97° | 2,390 m | 16.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:49 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:08 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:04 | 16:48 |
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 | 41 | 46 | 51 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 72 | 67 | 54 | 43 | 37 |
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
Day trips start here
- Callahan · 28 mi
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