Red Mountain
Red Mountain rises to 2,407 m in California. Thompson Peak stands 2,726 m to the northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Middle Peak, a peak 1.0 miles away.
The story
mountain in Trinity County, California, United States of America; geonames ID = 5570120
Wikidata Q49067676, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2407 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Middle Peak: 1.0 mi
- Granite Peak: 1.3 mi
- Siligo Peak: 2.4 mi
- Gibson Peak: 2.6 mi
- Seven Up Peak: 3.4 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 6.8 mi
- Middle Canyon Creek Falls: 7.2 mi
- Upper Canyon Creek Falls: 7.5 mi
- Grizzly Lake Falls: 10.6 mi
- Kickapoo Waterfall: 15.3 mi
- Lowden Park: 12.6 mi
- Lee Fong Park Disc Golf Course: 12.9 mi
- Lewiston Community Park: 15.2 mi
- French Gulch County Park: 19.4 mi
- French Gulch Historic District: 19.6 mi
- Stoney Creek Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
- Clark Springs Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
- Big Bar Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
- Whites Bar Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
- OAKBOTTOM: 23.2 mi
- Cold Spring: 4.3 mi
- China Spring: 13.9 mi
- Marble Springs: 17.8 mi
- Hayfork Spring: 18.3 mi
- Minersville: 7.2 mi
- Dedrick: 8.0 mi
- Canon City: 9.8 mi
- Deadwood: 15.7 mi
- Russell Cabin: 11.7 mi
- Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park: 12.6 mi
- Stamp mill: 22.5 mi
- National Recreation Area, Picnic Area - Tanbark: 5.1 mi
- Moon Lim Lee Rest Area: 17.1 mi
- Scott Museum: 11.6 mi
- Jake Jackson Memorial Museum: 12.7 mi
- Limestone Bluffs: 22.7 mi
- Oak Bottom Beach: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Red Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Peak | NW 308° | 2,726 m | 10.0 mi |
| Caesar Peak | NW 311° | 2,714 m | 9.7 mi |
| Mount Hilton | WNW 291° | 2,694 m | 8.8 mi |
| Sawtooth Mountain | NW 308° | 2,662 m | 7.0 mi |
| Caribou Mountain | NNW 338° | 2,609 m | 8.8 mi |
| Wedding Cake | NW 305° | 2,605 m | 9.7 mi |
| Gibson Peak | NNE 29° | 2,560.3 m | 2.6 mi |
| Siligo Peak | N 355° | 2,482 m | 2.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:48 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:06 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:03 | 16:47 |
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 | 40 | 43 | 47 | 52 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 45 | 39 |
| Precip in | 6.7 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 7.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Weaverville, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358816282
Day trips start here
- French Gulch · 20 mi
- Whiskeytown National Recreation Area · 26 mi
- Lakehead · 27 mi
- Callahan · 28 mi
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