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Reading Peak

Reading Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Reading Peak rises to 2,647 m in California. Lassen Peak stands 3,187 m to the west-northwest, 2.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Kings Creek Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.9 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
2647 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.47023, -121.46458

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 35
Cliffs: 11
Attractions: 8
  • Bumpass Hell: 2.1 mi
  • Devils Kitchen: 2.5 mi
  • Devastated Area: 3.2 mi
  • Sulphur Works: 4.0 mi
  • Hot Rock: 4.6 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Kings Creek Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Mill Creek Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Bluff Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Deadhorse Falls: 17.5 mi
  • Deer Creek Falls: 18.7 mi
Hot springs: 5
Parks: 5
  • Chester Park: 16.5 mi
  • Dig It Meadow: 17.1 mi
  • Swain Mountain Experimental Forest: 18.9 mi
  • Meadow Park: 22.2 mi
  • Clear Creek Park: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Kings Creek Picnic Area: 0.9 mi
  • Hat Creek Campground Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
  • Old Station Day Use Area: 14.1 mi
  • Elam Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • Mount Harkness Lookout: 9.0 mi
  • Fort Maxwell: 10.3 mi
Beaches: 2
Museums: 1
  • Chester-Lake Almanor Museum: 16.7 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Totem Pole: 22.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Reading Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lassen PeakWNW 300°3,187 m2.5 mi
Brokeoff MountainWSW 251°2,814 m5.3 mi
Eagle PeakW 280°2,811 m2.9 mi
Mount DillerW 264°2,750 m4.2 mi
Ski Heil PeakW 274°2,721 m3.1 mi
Mount HelenW 270°2,694 m2.0 mi
Pilot PinnacleW 268°2,672 m3.6 mi
Bumpass MountainWSW 251°2,664 m1.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:18
June solstice05:3619:5920:40
September equinox06:5418:2919:05
December solstice07:2616:0016:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323235394855636257463731
Precip in6.55.56.44.32.91.30.30.30.72.74.76.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Manzanita Lake, 8 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Lassen Volcanic National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Dec and Mar; busiest: Jul.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 255021 — Reading Peak, Shasta County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358796213

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