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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
1,525 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
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Historic sites: 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 PeakE2,459 m20.5 mi
Etna MountainENE2,295 m20.7 mi
Black Marble MountainNNE2,268 m19.2 mi
Kings CastleNNE2,257 m21.3 mi
English PeakNE2,229 m8.7 mi
Box Camp MountainNNE2,215 m21.0 mi
Yellow Dog PeakENE2,146 m15.6 mi
Marble MountainNNE2,131 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 50–80 °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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