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Shotgun Peak

Shotgun Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Shotgun Peak rises to 1,997 m in California. Lyons Peak stands 2,398 m to the north-northeast, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Yellowjacket Butte, a peak 1.3 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49073536, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1997 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.53071, -121.54916

Named places within 25 miles

Natural arches: 14
  • Heppe Bridge: 11.6 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 12.0 mi
  • Ovis Bridge: 12.0 mi
  • Brushy Bridge: 12.4 mi
  • Venetian Bridge: 12.4 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Freudian System Cave: 7.0 mi
  • Hidden Valley: 11.2 mi
  • Garden Bridges: 12.4 mi
  • Fleener Chimneys: 15.7 mi
  • Black Crater: 16.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • Gillem Bluff: 17.8 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 18.4 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 19.1 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 19.6 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 20.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Doorknob Snowmobile park: 9.7 mi
Parks: 1
  • Long Bell State Game Refuge 1N: 10.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Springs: 1
  • Deer Spring: 23.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Shotgun Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lyons PeakNNE 33°2,398 m4.0 mi
Mount HoffmanN 357°2,397 m5.5 mi
Red Shale ButteNNE 21°2,381 m3.6 mi
Glass MountainNNE 25°2,316 m5.4 mi
Medicine MountainNW 305°2,295 m4.0 mi
Badger PeakNW 319°2,236 m6.2 mi
Little Mount HoffmanWNW 300°2,197 m6.6 mi
Red Cap MountainW 276°2,147 m10.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:19
June solstice05:3320:0220:44
September equinox06:5418:2919:05
December solstice07:3015:5516:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333540445260696862513932
Precip in1.62.11.91.31.41.00.40.30.40.81.51.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lava Beds NAT MON, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358799637

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