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Sawtooth Mountain

Sawtooth Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sawtooth Mountain rises to 2,662 m in California. Thompson Peak stands 2,726 m to the northwest, 3.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Upper Canyon Creek Falls, a waterfall 1.4 miles away. 89 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.

The story

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

Wikidata Q49071617, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,662 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.97290, -123.00302

89 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 58
Waterfalls: 5
  • Upper Canyon Creek Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Middle Canyon Creek Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Canyon Creek Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Grizzly Lake Falls: 3.7 mi
  • Kickapoo Waterfall: 14.3 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 4
  • Cold Spring: 2.9 mi
  • China Spring: 7.1 mi
  • Marble Springs: 11.3 mi
  • Hayfork Spring: 19.1 mi
Historic sites: 4
Picnic sites: 4
Parks: 3
  • Lowden Park: 17.1 mi
  • Lee Fong Park Disc Golf Course: 17.3 mi
  • Lewiston Community Park: 21.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
Museums: 2
Cliffs: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sawtooth Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thompson PeakNW2,726 m3.0 mi
Caesar PeakNW2,714 m2.8 mi
Mount HiltonWSW2,694 m2.9 mi
Caribou MountainNNE2,609 m4.5 mi
Wedding CakeWNW2,605 m2.7 mi
Gibson PeakESE2,560 m7.1 mi
Siligo PeakESE2,482 m5.6 mi
Seven Up PeakE2,476 m6.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4819:24
June solstice05:4120:0720:48
September equinox07:0018:3519:11
December solstice07:3416:0416:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374146515966747267544337

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cecilville, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358799566

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