Rattlesnake Mountain
Rattlesnake Mountain rises to 1,922 m in California. Scraggy Mountain stands 2,117 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Desolation Peak, a peak 1.0 miles away.
The story
mountain in Siskiyou County, California, United States
Wikidata Q49066835, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1922 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Desolation Peak: 1.0 mi
- Kangaroo Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Fruit Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Goff Butte: 2.6 mi
- Red Butte: 2.8 mi
- Kangaroo Spring: 2.4 mi
- Jackass Spring: 2.7 mi
- Quail Spring: 4.8 mi
- Fern Spring: 5.4 mi
- Alder Spring: 5.5 mi
- Cook and Green Trailhead: 5.0 mi
- Fir glade trailhead: 6.2 mi
- Stein butte trailhead: 7.5 mi
- Bigfoot Trap: 10.5 mi
- Sanctuary One: 13.2 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 5.6 mi
- Ponytail Falls: 5.6 mi
- Loretta Falls: 16.0 mi
- Maple Falls: 19.4 mi
- Wilderness Falls: 22.1 mi
- Happy Camp River Park: 11.3 mi
- Cantrall Buckley County Park: 22.4 mi
- Tunnel Ridge Recreation Site: 23.5 mi
- Little Applegate Recreation Site: 24.2 mi
- Indian Hill Ranch: 24.5 mi
- Cabin: 3.7 mi
- Scotts Bar Monument: 17.3 mi
- Sailor's Diggings - Waldo Memorial: 22.8 mi
- Fort Briggs Historical Marker: 23.9 mi
- Madronita: 24.0 mi
- Tree of life: 24.0 mi
- Dragonfly: 24.1 mi
- Limestone Bluffs: 10.6 mi
- Ferry Point: 19.9 mi
- The People's Center: 11.7 mi
- Oregon Caves Visitor Center: 14.8 mi
- Seattle Bar Day Use Area: 7.5 mi
- Jones Beach: 21.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Rattlesnake Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scraggy Mountain | ENE 78° | 2,117 m | 12.4 mi |
| Lake Mountain | SSE 156° | 2,096 m | 13.3 mi |
| Red Butte | E 82° | 2,054 m | 2.8 mi |
| Kangaroo Mountain | E 97° | 2,040 m | 2.0 mi |
| Arnold Mountain | NNW 332° | 2,026.31 m | 7.0 mi |
| Lake Mountain | NNW 332° | 2,000 m | 13.1 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | NW 307° | 1,966.265 m | 6.6 mi |
| Whisky Peak | N 350° | 1,950 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:49 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:10 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:00 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 47 | 51 | 59 | 65 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 55 | 45 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ruch, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358799306
Day trips start here
- Oregon Caves National Monument · 15 mi
- Klamath River · 22 mi
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