Preston Peak
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Preston Peak rises to 2,208 m in California. El Capitan stands 2,075 m to the north, 2.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Preston, a peak 0.6 miles away.
The story
Preston Peak (Karuk: keech'íihyan), is a dominant feature of the Siskiyou Wilderness in the Klamath National Forest in northern California, U.S. Many peaks in the wilderness rise to over 6,000 feet (1,800 m) but none come to within 500 feet (150 m) of approaching the height of Preston Peak. From the summit on a clear day, the Pacific Ocean is visible along with peaks in the Klamath Mountains and Cascade Range. John Hart, in his book Hiking the Bigfoot Country says of the peak:
At a mile and some above sea level it is by no means the highest peak in the Klamath Mountains...Yet there is no mountain in northern California which I remember with more pleasure. They say that early travellers on the Klamath River, glimpsing the mountain above them, thought it was 10,000 feet tall.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q7241966, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,208 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Preston: 0.6 mi
- Copper Mountain: 1.0 mi
- El Capitan: 2.3 mi
- Rocky Knob: 2.6 mi
- The Lieutenants: 3.1 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 19.4 mi
- Cold Spring: 19.9 mi
- Fern Spring: 20.7 mi
- Cedar Camp Spring: 20.7 mi
- Jackass Spring: 21.3 mi
- The People's Center: 12.3 mi
- Siskiyou Smokejumper Base Museum: 18.9 mi
- Oregon Caves Visitor Center: 21.0 mi
- Southern Oregon Bigfoot Experience: 23.0 mi
- Ferry Point: 14.3 mi
- Danger Point: 15.7 mi
- Blue Nose Bluff: 19.0 mi
- Limestone Bluffs: 19.7 mi
- Sailor's Diggings - Waldo Memorial: 15.6 mi
- Fort Briggs Historical Marker: 20.6 mi
- Engine: 21.5 mi
- Cabin: 22.5 mi
- Oregon Caves National Monument: 21.0 mi
- Great Cats World Park: 21.3 mi
- Butterfly Pavilion: 21.4 mi
- Stout Grove: 24.4 mi
- Happy Camp River Park: 12.8 mi
- Indian Hill Ranch: 17.1 mi
- Illinois River Forks State Park: 22.3 mi
- Rough and Ready Preserve: 18.2 mi
- Rough and Ready State Natural Site: 18.3 mi
- Woodcock Bog RNA (BLM): 20.9 mi
- Wilderness Falls: 3.2 mi
- Loretta Falls: 11.6 mi
- Collier Tunnel Rest Area: 11.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Preston Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Capitan | N 0° | 2,075 m | 2.3 mi |
| Bear Mountain | SW 229° | 1,953 m | 4.1 mi |
| Little Preston | ENE 67° | 1,945 m | 0.6 mi |
| Althouse Mountain | NNE 33° | 1,926 m | 14.5 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | N 11° | 1,920 m | 5.0 mi |
| Youngs Peak | NNW 339° | 1,908 m | 4.1 mi |
| Polar Bear Mountain | N 8° | 1,906 m | 4.5 mi |
| Copper Mountain | N 359° | 1,903 m | 1.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:50 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:11 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:02 | 16:47 |
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 | 41 | 44 | 47 | 52 | 59 | 65 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 11.4 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 8.0 | 12.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cave Junction 1 WNW, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358799234
Day trips start here
- Del Norte County · 19 mi
- Oregon Caves National Monument · 21 mi
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