Russell Peak
Russell Peak rises to 1,668 m in California. Boulder Peak stands 2,512 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Quartz Hill, a peak 5.6 miles away.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49070415, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,668 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Quartz Hill: 5.6 mi
- Indian Creek Baldy: 6.1 mi
- Chaparral Hill: 6.1 mi
- Anderson Peak: 6.4 mi
- Bald Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Back Meadows Springs: 11.3 mi
- Stud Horse Spring: 13.7 mi
- Faulkstein Spring: 13.9 mi
- Bed Spring: 14.2 mi
- Dead Mole Spring: 14.2 mi
- Open Soon: 8.8 mi
- Etna Horseback Miner Statue: 15.0 mi
- Welcome Sign / Sculpture: 15.0 mi
- Etna High School Lion Statue: 15.0 mi
- Saint Mary Statue: 15.2 mi
- City Park: 6.3 mi
- Greenhorn Park: 13.5 mi
- Shasta View Park: 14.3 mi
- Siskiyou County Fairgrounds: 14.4 mi
- Discovery Park: 14.4 mi
- Fort Jones Museum: 6.3 mi
- Siskiyou County Museum: 14.7 mi
- Etna Museum: 15.5 mi
- Railroad Museum: 20.2 mi
- Scotts Bar Monument: 6.5 mi
- Oro Fino Historic Plaque: 6.9 mi
- Ormond Edward Quigley: 15.7 mi
- Alden Historical Marker: 24.4 mi
- Yreka Phlox Preserve: 10.9 mi
- China Hill Yreka Phlox Preserve: 16.1 mi
- Shasta Valley Wildlife Area: 22.5 mi
- Klamath River Fishing Access: 24.2 mi
- Maple Falls: 13.8 mi
- Johnson Creek Falls: 15.2 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 20.5 mi
- Ponytail Falls: 20.6 mi
- Sugar pine river access: 7.2 mi
- Jones Beach: 7.9 mi
- Lower Greenhorn Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
- Limestone Bluffs: 17.8 mi
- Randolph E. Collier Rest Area: 21.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Russell Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boulder Peak | SW 233° | 2,512 m | 11.4 mi |
| Etna Mountain | S 186° | 2,295 m | 20.2 mi |
| Black Marble Mountain | WSW 245° | 2,268 m | 16.4 mi |
| Kings Castle | WSW 254° | 2,257 m | 16.4 mi |
| Box Camp Mountain | WSW 248° | 2,215 m | 14.7 mi |
| Condrey Mountain | N 350° | 2,164 m | 18.2 mi |
| Big Ridge | W 266° | 2,141 m | 16.5 mi |
| Tom Martin Peak | WNW 297° | 2,140 m | 9.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:47 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:08 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:00 | 16:45 |
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 | 40 | 45 | 50 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yreka, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358773966
Day trips start here
- Klamath River · 13 mi
- Etna · 15 mi
- Yreka · 15 mi
- Siskiyou County · 19 mi
- Hornbrook · 24 mi
- Callahan · 26 mi
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