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Schroeder Mountain

Schroeder Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Schroeder Mountain rises to 2,116 m in California. Mount Lola stands 2,788 m to the south-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Deadman Peak, a peak 1.5 miles away.

The story

Schroeder Mountain is a mountain in the California's Sierra Nevada, on the Tahoe National Forest. It is located 0.8 miles (1 km) east of California State Route 49 in Sierra County. Its elevation is 6,942 feet (2,116 m). It is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) west-northwest of Yuba Pass, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southwest of Beartrap Meadow; approx. 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Downieville. Clark Station Summer Home Tract is at the base of the mountain. It is also known by some local cabin owners as Fuzz Top due to the "fuzzy" way the vegetation appears from far away. This name has been in use since at least the 1960s. It is a very steep and difficult climb to the top without a trail. Despite this, many cabin owners have been to Fuzz Top's summit numerous times.

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Wikidata Q7432896, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2116 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.62740, -120.52910

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Deadman Peak: 1.5 mi
  • Haskell Peak: 2.7 mi
  • Sierra Buttes: 6.7 mi
  • Mills Peak: 6.9 mi
  • The Mounds: 7.1 mi
Parks: 19
  • Calpine Park: 5.5 mi
  • Kentucky Mine Historic Park: 6.3 mi
  • Sierra City Community Park: 6.9 mi
  • Sierra City Community Center: 7.1 mi
  • Middle Fork Feather Wild and Scenic River: 8.4 mi
Cliffs: 18
Picnic sites: 12
Historic sites: 9
  • Sierra County Chinese Laborer Memorial: 6.2 mi
  • Sierra Buttes Fire Lookout: 6.7 mi
  • Mammoth Mill: 13.1 mi
  • Downie Chapter 1249: 16.6 mi
  • Wheelers Sheep Camp: 17.0 mi
Museums: 9
Waterfalls: 5
  • Loves Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Hackmans Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Frazier Falls: 8.2 mi
  • Fern Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Weber Falls: 12.3 mi
Springs: 5
  • Switchback spring: 5.4 mi
  • Sardine Spring: 18.6 mi
  • Dotta Spring: 24.5 mi
  • Upper Derbec Spring: 24.6 mi
  • Derbec Spring: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
Hot springs: 3
  • Campbell Hot Springs: 10.2 mi
  • Marble Hot Springs: 12.6 mi
  • Marble Hot Springs: 12.7 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Attractions: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 1
  • "Snowshoe" Thompson: 22.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Schroeder Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LolaSSE 147°2,788 m16.0 mi
Sierra ButtesWSW 250°2,617 m6.7 mi
English MountainS 185°2,552 m12.6 mi
Haskell PeakNNW 333°2,453 m2.7 mi
Black ButtesS 185°2,447 m16.1 mi
Black ButtesS 184°2,407 m15.6 mi
Meadow Lake HillS 170°2,382 m14.9 mi
Mount ElwellWNW 303°2,361 m10.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3919:14
June solstice05:3519:5320:34
September equinox06:5118:2519:01
December solstice07:2015:5916:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313438435159666458483831
Precip in4.23.93.61.51.20.50.30.30.41.12.04.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portola, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1934908 — Schroeder Mountain, Sierra County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358851247

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