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Prescott Mountain

Prescott Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Prescott Mountain rises to 1,736 m in California. Preston Peak stands 2,208 m to the north-northeast, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Jedediah Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49064055, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1736 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.73428, -123.67590

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions: 10
Cliffs: 4
Springs: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Wilderness Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Loretta Falls: 19.3 mi
  • Fern Fall: 24.1 mi
Parks: 3
  • Happy Camp River Park: 16.3 mi
  • Yurok Village Discovery Park: 23.5 mi
  • Indian Hill Ranch: 23.8 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Engine: 18.4 mi
  • Sailor's Diggings - Waldo Memorial: 22.6 mi
Gardens: 2
Beaches: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Museums: 1
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Prescott Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Preston PeakNNE 25°2,208 m7.7 mi
El CapitanNNE 20°2,075 m9.9 mi
Bear MountainN 3°1,953 m4.3 mi
Little PrestonNNE 28°1,945 m8.2 mi
Lookout MountainNNE 20°1,920 m12.6 mi
Youngs PeakN 10°1,908 m11.0 mi
Polar Bear MountainNNE 19°1,906 m12.0 mi
Copper MountainNNE 22°1,903 m8.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5019:27
June solstice05:4120:1120:54
September equinox07:0318:3719:14
December solstice07:3916:0316:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F474749515455595958544946
Precip in13.410.710.76.63.61.80.30.31.35.010.115.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Klamath, 23 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358799232

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