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Sauerkraut Peak

Sauerkraut Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Sauerkraut Peak rises to 1,525 m in California. Russian Peak stands 2,459 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Butler Mountain, a peak 2.7 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49071516, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1525 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.32069, -123.34422

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 9
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Ishi Pishi Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Johnson Creek Falls: 24.0 mi
  • Maple Falls: 24.1 mi
Artworks: 3
Parks: 2
  • H E Beck Junior Memorial Branch: 9.2 mi
  • Johnson - Joss Park: 24.9 mi
Historic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of Sauerkraut Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Russian PeakE 97°2,459 m20.5 mi
Etna MountainENE 77°2,294.5 m20.7 mi
Black Marble MountainNNE 22°2,268 m19.2 mi
Kings CastleNNE 17°2,257 m21.3 mi
English PeakNE 50°2,229 m8.7 mi
Box Camp MountainNNE 24°2,215 m21.0 mi
Yellow Dog PeakENE 72°2,146 m15.6 mi
Marble MountainNNE 22°2,131 m18.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4919:26
June solstice05:4120:0920:51
September equinox07:0218:3619:12
December solstice07:3716:0316:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434751566268747369594943
Precip in9.46.96.44.02.20.90.20.10.83.56.810.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orleans, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358799542

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