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Sawtooth Mountain

Sawtooth Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sawtooth Mountain rises to 1,758 m in California. Preston Peak stands 2,208 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Medicine Mountain, a peak 3.2 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Siskiyou County, California, United States of America; geonames ID = 5570866.

Wikidata Q49071615, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,758 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.61234, -123.71159

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 16
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 4
Parks: 3
  • Yurok Village Discovery Park: 17.9 mi
  • Happy Camp River Park: 21.6 mi
  • H E Beck Junior Memorial Branch: 23.0 mi
Beaches: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Wilderness Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Ishi Pishi Falls: 19.3 mi
Gardens: 2
Historic sites: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Artworks: 1
Museums: 1
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Sawtooth Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Preston PeakNNE2,208 m16.2 mi
El CapitanNNE2,075 m18.5 mi
Bear MountainN1,953 m12.9 mi
Little PrestonNNE1,945 m16.7 mi
Copper MountainNNE1,903 m17.2 mi
Boulder PeakNE1,817 m16.7 mi
Twin PeaksN1,780 m15.5 mi
Jedediah MountainN1,760 m9.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5119:27
June solstice05:4220:1120:53
September equinox07:0318:3719:14
December solstice07:3916:0416:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F474749515455595958544946
Precip in13.410.710.76.63.61.80.30.31.35.010.115.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Klamath, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 232628 — Sawtooth Mountain, Del Norte County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358774772

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