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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.

The story

mountain in Trinity County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49071617, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2662 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.97290, -123.00302

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
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 19.0 miles of Sawtooth Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thompson PeakNW 309°2,726 m3.0 mi
Caesar PeakNW 320°2,714 m2.8 mi
Mount HiltonWSW 247°2,694 m2.9 mi
Caribou MountainNNE 30°2,609 m4.5 mi
Wedding CakeWNW 300°2,605 m2.7 mi
Gibson PeakESE 107°2,560.3 m7.1 mi
Siligo PeakESE 109°2,482 m5.6 mi
Seven Up PeakE 99°2,476 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 5080 °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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