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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
1966.265 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.98131, -123.34270

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 18
Attractions: 13
  • Fir glade trailhead: 3.2 mi
  • Cook and Green Trailhead: 8.5 mi
  • Oregon Caves National Monument: 8.7 mi
  • Stein butte trailhead: 10.1 mi
  • Bigfoot Trap: 11.8 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 12.6 miles of Pyramid Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grayback MountainN 10°2,148.23 m9.0 mi
Red ButteESE 113°2,054 m8.9 mi
Kangaroo MountainESE 120°2,040 m8.5 mi
Big Sugarloaf PeakN 10°2,030 m9.8 mi
Arnold MountainNE 44°2,026.31 m3.1 mi
Lake MountainN 353°2,000 m7.6 mi
Whisky PeakENE 57°1,950 m5.0 mi
Mount ElijahN 349°1,929 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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