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Raker Peak

Raker Peak rises to 2,281 m in California. Lassen Peak stands 3,187 m to the south-southwest, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Boundary Spring, a spring 0.9 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
2281 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.53294, -121.46970

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 29
Cliffs: 12
Attractions: 7
  • Hot Rock: 1.1 mi
  • Devastated Area: 1.1 mi
  • Seismograph: 4.9 mi
  • Bumpass Hell: 5.4 mi
  • Devils Kitchen: 6.6 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Kings Creek Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Mill Creek Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Bluff Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Deadhorse Falls: 20.6 mi
  • Deer Creek Falls: 23.0 mi
Hot springs: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Kings Creek Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
  • Hat Creek Campground Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
  • Old Station Day Use Area: 9.8 mi
  • Elam Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
Parks: 4
  • Chester Park: 19.9 mi
  • Swain Mountain Experimental Forest: 20.2 mi
  • Dig It Meadow: 20.5 mi
  • Meadow Park: 22.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
Historic sites: 2
  • Mount Harkness Lookout: 11.3 mi
  • Fort Maxwell: 13.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Museums: 1
  • Chester-Lake Almanor Museum: 20.0 mi
Beaches: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Totem Pole: 22.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Raker Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lassen PeakSSW 211°3,187 m3.6 mi
Brokeoff MountainSW 218°2,814 m7.7 mi
Eagle PeakSW 214°2,811 m4.6 mi
Mount DillerSW 220°2,750 m6.2 mi
Ski Heil PeakSW 214°2,721 m5.0 mi
Mount HelenSSW 202°2,694 m4.7 mi
Pilot PinnacleSW 217°2,672 m5.6 mi
Bumpass MountainSSW 197°2,664 m5.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:18
June solstice05:3619:5920:41
September equinox06:5418:2919:05
December solstice07:2715:5916:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323235394855636257463731
Precip in6.55.56.44.32.91.30.30.30.72.74.76.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Manzanita Lake, 6 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Lassen Volcanic National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Dec and Mar; busiest: Jul.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358796202

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