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Pyramid Peak

Pyramid Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Pyramid Peak rises to 1,966 m in California. Grayback Mountain stands 2,148 m to the north, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Buck Peak, a peak 2.0 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Siskiyou County, California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49065796, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,966.265 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.98131, -123.34270

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 18
Attractions: 8
  • Oregon Caves National Monument: 8.7 mi
  • Bigfoot Trap: 11.8 mi
  • Sanctuary One: 14.5 mi
  • Great Cats World Park: 19.6 mi
  • Butterfly Pavilion: 19.8 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Loretta Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Ponytail Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Horsetail Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Wilderness Falls: 19.7 mi
  • Maple Falls: 24.6 mi
Museums: 5
Artworks: 5
  • Madronita: 20.4 mi
  • Tree of life: 20.4 mi
  • Dragonfly: 20.5 mi
  • The Dovetail joint: 21.8 mi
  • It's a Burl gallery: 21.8 mi
Historic sites: 4
  • Cabin: 6.4 mi
  • Sailor's Diggings - Waldo Memorial: 16.3 mi
  • Fort Briggs Historical Marker: 17.3 mi
  • Scotts Bar Monument: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Parks: 4
  • Happy Camp River Park: 13.1 mi
  • Indian Hill Ranch: 18.0 mi
  • Illinois River Forks State Park: 20.2 mi
  • Cantrall Buckley County Park: 21.8 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Seattle Bar Day Use Area: 10.0 mi
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Pyramid Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grayback MountainN2,148 m9.0 mi
Red ButteESE2,054 m8.9 mi
Kangaroo MountainESE2,040 m8.5 mi
Big Sugarloaf PeakN2,030 m9.8 mi
Arnold MountainNE2,026 m3.1 mi
Lake MountainN2,000 m7.6 mi
Whisky PeakENE1,950 m5.0 mi
Mount ElijahN1,929 m7.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4919:26
June solstice05:3920:1120:53
September equinox07:0218:3519:12
December solstice07:3916:0116:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414447525965737266554640
Precip in11.48.58.64.12.10.80.20.30.83.58.012.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cave Junction 1 WNW, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 265080 — Pyramid Peak, Siskiyou County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358799266

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