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Round Mountain

Round Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Round Mountain rises to 1,594 m in California. Lyons Peak stands 2,398 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Snell Butte, a peak 2.2 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Siskiyou County, California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49069772, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,594 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.42766, -121.46277

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Natural arches: 13
  • Heppe Bridge: 19.2 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 19.2 mi
  • Ovis Bridge: 19.2 mi
  • Brushy Bridge: 19.6 mi
  • Venetian Bridge: 19.6 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Freudian System Cave: 10.8 mi
  • Hidden Valley: 18.7 mi
  • Garden Bridges: 19.6 mi
  • Fleener Chimneys: 23.5 mi
  • Black Crater: 23.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Doorknob Snowmobile park: 17.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1
  • Deer Spring: 20.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Round Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lyons PeakNNW2,398 m10.7 mi
Mount HoffmanNNW2,397 m13.5 mi
Red Shale ButteNNW2,381 m11.0 mi
Glass MountainN2,316 m12.2 mi
Medicine MountainNW2,295 m12.2 mi
Badger PeakNW2,236 m14.6 mi
Little Mount HoffmanNW2,197 m14.6 mi
Red Cap MountainWNW2,147 m16.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:18
June solstice05:3320:0220:44
September equinox06:5418:2819:05
December solstice07:3015:5616:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358773901

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