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Rattlesnake Mountain

Rattlesnake Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates41.92413, -123.23869

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 18
Attractions: 11
  • 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
Waterfalls: 5
  • 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
Parks: 5
  • 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
Historic sites: 4
  • 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
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 3
  • Madronita: 24.0 mi
  • Tree of life: 24.0 mi
  • Dragonfly: 24.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
Museums: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Seattle Bar Day Use Area: 7.5 mi
Beaches: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Scraggy MountainENE 78°2,117 m12.4 mi
Lake MountainSSE 156°2,096 m13.3 mi
Red ButteE 82°2,054 m2.8 mi
Kangaroo MountainE 97°2,040 m2.0 mi
Arnold MountainNNW 332°2,026.31 m7.0 mi
Lake MountainNNW 332°2,000 m13.1 mi
Pyramid PeakNW 307°1,966.265 m6.6 mi
Whisky PeakN 350°1,950 m6.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4919:25
June solstice05:3920:1020:53
September equinox07:0118:3519:12
December solstice07:3816:0016:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404347515965727165554539
Precip in4.43.03.02.11.40.70.50.40.62.33.95.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ruch, 23 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358799306

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