Rays Peak
Rays Peak rises to 2,102 m in California. Thompson Peak stands 2,726 m to the southeast, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is China Spring, a spring 1.4 miles away.
The story
mountain in Trinity County, California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49066980, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2102 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Grizzly Butte: 3.0 mi
- Thompson Peak: 5.4 mi
- Caesar Peak: 5.6 mi
- Wedding Cake: 5.9 mi
- Cabin Peak: 6.7 mi
- Grizzly Lake Falls: 4.7 mi
- Upper Canyon Creek Falls: 8.4 mi
- Middle Canyon Creek Falls: 8.8 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 10.2 mi
- Kickapoo Waterfall: 15.6 mi
- China Spring: 1.4 mi
- Marble Springs: 7.6 mi
- Cold Spring: 11.0 mi
- High Spring: 17.6 mi
- Hayfork Spring: 24.3 mi
- Stoney Creek Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
- Clark Springs Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
- Whites Bar Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
- Big Bar Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
- Grays Fall Day Use Area: 24.7 mi
- Russell Cabin: 7.6 mi
- Stamp mill: 22.0 mi
- Eagle Rock Lookout: 24.6 mi
- Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park: 24.7 mi
- Dedrick: 14.5 mi
- Negro Flat: 15.2 mi
- Canon City: 16.4 mi
- Minersville: 22.4 mi
- Limestone Bluffs: 7.4 mi
- Dougherty Bluff: 17.0 mi
- Grant Bluffs: 24.3 mi
- Scott Museum: 22.0 mi
- Jake Jackson Memorial Museum: 24.7 mi
- Lowden Park: 24.8 mi
- Lee Fong Park Disc Golf Course: 24.9 mi
- Russian Wilderness: 18.3 mi
- National Recreation Area, Picnic Area - Tanbark: 20.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Rays Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Peak | SE 146° | 2,726 m | 5.4 mi |
| Caesar Peak | SE 140° | 2,714 m | 5.6 mi |
| Mount Hilton | SSE 160° | 2,694 m | 8.0 mi |
| Sawtooth Mountain | SE 140° | 2,662 m | 8.4 mi |
| Caribou Mountain | ESE 108° | 2,609 m | 8.0 mi |
| Wedding Cake | SSE 149° | 2,605 m | 5.9 mi |
| Gibson Peak | SE 125° | 2,560.3 m | 14.8 mi |
| Siligo Peak | SE 128° | 2,482 m | 13.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:48 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:07 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:04 | 16:48 |
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 | 37 | 41 | 46 | 51 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 72 | 67 | 54 | 43 | 37 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cecilville, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 276746 — Rays Peak, Siskiyou County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358802798
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