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Rays Peak

Rays Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates41.06542, -123.10615

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 6
  • 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
Springs: 5
  • 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
Picnic sites: 5
Historic sites: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 3
Museums: 2
Parks: 2
  • Lowden Park: 24.8 mi
  • Lee Fong Park Disc Golf Course: 24.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thompson PeakSE 146°2,726 m5.4 mi
Caesar PeakSE 140°2,714 m5.6 mi
Mount HiltonSSE 160°2,694 m8.0 mi
Sawtooth MountainSE 140°2,662 m8.4 mi
Caribou MountainESE 108°2,609 m8.0 mi
Wedding CakeSSE 149°2,605 m5.9 mi
Gibson PeakSE 125°2,560.3 m14.8 mi
Siligo PeakSE 128°2,482 m13.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4819:25
June solstice05:4120:0720:49
September equinox07:0118:3519:11
December solstice07:3516:0416:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374146515966747267544337

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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