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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
1758 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
Picnic sites: 2
Historic sites: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Artworks: 1
Museums: 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 PeakNNE 18°2,208 m16.2 mi
El CapitanNNE 16°2,075 m18.5 mi
Bear MountainN 9°1,953 m12.9 mi
Little PrestonNNE 20°1,945 m16.7 mi
Copper MountainNNE 17°1,903 m17.2 mi
Boulder PeakNE 36°1,817 m16.7 mi
Twin PeaksN 5°1,780 m15.5 mi
Jedediah MountainN 5°1,760 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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