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Red Cap Mountain

Red Cap Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Red Cap Mountain rises to 2,147 m in California. Haight Mountain stands 2,434 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Tamarack Peak, a peak 1.2 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49067158, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2147 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.54516, -121.74639

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Natural arches: 14
  • Heppe Bridge: 14.9 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 16.0 mi
  • Ovis Bridge: 16.1 mi
  • Bearpaw Bridge: 16.2 mi
  • Brushy Bridge: 16.5 mi
Attractions: 10
  • Freudian System Cave: 6.6 mi
  • Hidden Valley: 14.6 mi
  • Garden Bridges: 16.5 mi
  • Fleener Chimneys: 17.4 mi
  • Black Crater: 18.2 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Gillem Bluff: 19.2 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 19.7 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 20.3 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 20.9 mi
  • Padgetts Bluff: 21.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Ash Creek Falls: 22.5 mi
  • Mud Creek Falls: 24.2 mi
  • Middle Falls: 24.9 mi
Parks: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Doorknob Snowmobile park: 12.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Red Cap Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Haight MountainW 265°2,434 m11.3 mi
West Haight MountainW 269°2,430 m13.3 mi
Lyons PeakE 79°2,398 m12.6 mi
Mount HoffmanENE 65°2,397 m10.9 mi
Red Shale ButteENE 78°2,381 m11.8 mi
Glass MountainENE 73°2,316 m13.1 mi
Rainbow MountainWSW 246°2,301 m11.9 mi
Dry Creek PeakWSW 244°2,298 m13.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:19
June solstice05:3420:0320:45
September equinox06:5518:2919:06
December solstice07:3115:5616:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333540445260696862513932
Precip in1.62.11.91.31.41.00.40.30.40.81.51.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lava Beds NAT MON, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358807162

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