Sauerkraut Peak
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
Named places within 25 miles
- Butler Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Portuguese Peak: 3.3 mi
- Tom Payne Peak: 3.8 mi
- Somes Mountain: 6.3 mi
- Orleans Mountain: 6.4 mi
- High Spring: 10.4 mi
- Soft Water Spring: 17.6 mi
- Cold Spring: 18.0 mi
- Cub Bear Spring: 18.5 mi
- Back Meadows Springs: 22.1 mi
- Grant Bluffs: 3.2 mi
- Dougherty Bluff: 5.2 mi
- Limestone Bluffs: 14.2 mi
- Blue Nose Bluff: 19.6 mi
- Ishi Pishi Falls: 9.1 mi
- Johnson Creek Falls: 24.0 mi
- Maple Falls: 24.1 mi
- Graffiti Gate: 24.0 mi
- Horse Statue: 24.3 mi
- Skeleton Car: 24.7 mi
- H E Beck Junior Memorial Branch: 9.2 mi
- Johnson - Joss Park: 24.9 mi
- Robert Roosevelt Quigley: 24.7 mi
- Ormond Edward Quigley: 24.7 mi
- Negro Flat: 6.4 mi
- Fish Lake Campground Day Use Area: 18.0 mi
- Russian Wilderness: 19.9 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russian Peak | E 97° | 2,459 m | 20.5 mi |
| Etna Mountain | ENE 77° | 2,294.5 m | 20.7 mi |
| Black Marble Mountain | NNE 22° | 2,268 m | 19.2 mi |
| Kings Castle | NNE 17° | 2,257 m | 21.3 mi |
| English Peak | NE 50° | 2,229 m | 8.7 mi |
| Box Camp Mountain | NNE 24° | 2,215 m | 21.0 mi |
| Yellow Dog Peak | ENE 72° | 2,146 m | 15.6 mi |
| Marble Mountain | NNE 22° | 2,131 m | 18.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:49 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:09 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:03 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 47 | 51 | 56 | 62 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 69 | 59 | 49 | 43 |
| Precip in | 9.4 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 6.8 | 10.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orleans, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358799542
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