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Quiggs Mountain

Quiggs Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Quiggs Mountain rises to 843 m in California. Blue Mountain stands 1,835 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Rocky Hill, a peak 3.8 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49066188, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
843 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.22964, -120.61382

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Springs: 22
  • Gooseberry Spring: 14.2 mi
  • Canzatti Spring: 15.4 mi
  • Lord Spring: 15.8 mi
  • Vine Spring: 15.9 mi
  • San Antonio Spring: 16.3 mi
Museums: 19
Attractions: 12
Historic sites: 12
Cliffs: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Heron Point Day Use: 17.6 mi
  • Lupine Day Use Area: 18.0 mi
  • Oak Leaf: 18.8 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 21.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Gardens: 1
  • F - Master Gardener's Demonstration Garden: 4.0 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 14.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Quiggs Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MountainENE 60°1,835 m15.6 mi
Buck MountainNE 52°1,566 m16.5 mi
Manuel PeakE 85°1,354 m12.3 mi
Cougar RockE 89°1,297.56 m12.2 mi
Doud HillE 94°1,264 m15.1 mi
Bald MountainNE 35°1,247 m16.0 mi
Mount CrossmanNNE 15°1,184 m16.9 mi
Darby KnobESE 108°1,127 m13.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4019:15
June solstice05:4019:5020:30
September equinox06:5118:2619:01
December solstice07:1616:0516:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485155596673797875665548
Precip in4.03.83.62.11.30.30.00.00.21.12.24.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Camp Pardee, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1659449 — Quiggs Mountain, Calaveras County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358807142

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