Slinkard Peak
Slinkard Peak rises to 1,180 m in California. Kings Castle stands 2,257 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Slinkard Ridge, a peak 2.0 miles away.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49074650, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,180 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Slinkard Ridge: 2.0 mi
- Johnny O'Neil Ridge: 2.5 mi
- Blue Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Lake Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Lower Devils Peak: 4.9 mi
- Fern Spring: 3.9 mi
- Quail Spring: 4.0 mi
- Alder Spring: 4.4 mi
- Maple Spring: 4.9 mi
- Jackass Spring: 6.1 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 7.8 mi
- Ponytail Falls: 8.0 mi
- Maple Falls: 11.9 mi
- Loretta Falls: 23.4 mi
- Wilderness Falls: 24.8 mi
- Sugar pine river access: 9.6 mi
- Bigfoot Trap: 16.5 mi
- Sanctuary One: 18.6 mi
- Oregon Caves National Monument: 23.5 mi
- Scotts Bar Monument: 8.9 mi
- Cabin: 11.5 mi
- Oro Fino Historic Plaque: 20.2 mi
- The People's Center: 12.1 mi
- Fort Jones Museum: 21.4 mi
- Oregon Caves Visitor Center: 23.5 mi
- Limestone Bluffs: 5.7 mi
- Ferry Point: 17.7 mi
- Happy Camp River Park: 11.6 mi
- City Park: 21.4 mi
- Jones Beach: 13.1 mi
- Seattle Bar Day Use Area: 13.4 mi
- Copper: 14.4 mi
- Open Soon: 22.2 mi
- Yreka Phlox Preserve: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Slinkard Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Castle | SSW 195° | 2,257 m | 14.5 mi |
| Box Camp Mountain | S 186° | 2,215 m | 15.2 mi |
| Condrey Mountain | NE 46° | 2,164 m | 12.0 mi |
| Big Ridge | SSW 202° | 2,141 m | 11.7 mi |
| Tom Martin Peak | SE 146° | 2,140 m | 6.5 mi |
| Scraggy Mountain | NE 37° | 2,117 m | 12.4 mi |
| Buckhorn Mountain | SSW 208° | 2,103 m | 11.3 mi |
| Lake Mountain | S 171° | 2,096 m | 4.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:48 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:10 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:01 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 40 | 45 | 50 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yreka, 27 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 233291 — Slinkard Peak, Siskiyou County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358775406
Day trips start here
- Klamath River · 17 mi
- Oregon Caves National Monument · 24 mi
- Yreka · 27 mi
- Etna · 28 mi
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