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. 92 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Trinity County, California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49066980, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,102 m
How to reach it
92 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 25 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 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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