Rail Mountain
Rail Mountain rises to 1,650 m in California. Manzanita Mountain stands 2,137 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Washington Mountain, a peak 6.0 miles away. 70 named places lie within 25 miles, 56 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49066416, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1650 m
How to reach it
70 named places within 25 miles
- Washington Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Knobcone Butte: 6.9 mi
- Westlake Butte: 8.1 mi
- Jacks Butte: 8.7 mi
- Spaulding Butte: 8.9 mi
- Evans and Bailey Historical Monument: 12.5 mi
- Warner Street Park: 21.3 mi
- Rotary Youth Park: 21.7 mi
- Long Bell State Game Refuge 1N: 22.0 mi
- Alturas Park: 22.3 mi
- Noble Bluff: 11.9 mi
- Porcupine Rim: 12.0 mi
- Porcupine Rim: 13.2 mi
- The Cliffs: 19.0 mi
- Deer Spring: 7.2 mi
- Dutch Flat Wildlife Area: 18.5 mi
- Modoc County Museum: 22.3 mi
- Farfalla Province: 22.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rail Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manzanita Mountain | SSE 156° | 2,137 m | 20.6 mi |
| Grouse Mountain | SSE 159° | 2,111 m | 16.5 mi |
| Schaffer Mountain | S 169° | 1,988 m | 13.2 mi |
| Horsehead Mountain | SSE 161° | 1,988 m | 17.0 mi |
| Hermit Butte | SSE 148° | 1,979 m | 17.8 mi |
| Fox Mountain | S 191° | 1,943 m | 20.0 mi |
| Happy Camp Mountain | SW 222° | 1,840 m | 12.0 mi |
| Rattlesnake Butte | SSW 204° | 1,760 m | 16.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:40 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 20:00 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:53 | 16:38 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 35 | 40 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 38 | 30 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canby 3 SW, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 231171 — Rail Mountain, Modoc County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358773174
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