Somes Mountain
Somes Mountain rises to 1,615 m in California. English Peak stands 2,229 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Orleans Mountain, a peak 2.9 miles away.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49075601, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,615 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Orleans Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Butler Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Sugarloaf: 4.6 mi
- Black Mountain: 4.7 mi
- East Peak: 5.5 mi
- Grant Bluffs: 3.6 mi
- Dougherty Bluff: 11.0 mi
- Blue Nose Bluff: 17.5 mi
- Limestone Bluffs: 18.3 mi
- Ferry Point: 24.7 mi
- High Spring: 10.2 mi
- Soft Water Spring: 21.5 mi
- Cold Spring: 22.0 mi
- Cub Bear Spring: 24.2 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 24.6 mi
- H E Beck Junior Memorial Branch: 3.0 mi
- Tish Tang Campground & River Access: 22.5 mi
- Ishi Pishi Falls: 4.7 mi
- Negro Flat: 11.0 mi
- Fish Lake Campground Day Use Area: 11.9 mi
- Hoopa Valley Museum: 21.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Somes Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Peak | ENE 66° | 2,229 m | 14.2 mi |
| Bear Wallow Peak | ENE 60° | 2,116 m | 20.5 mi |
| Elk Peak | NNE 33° | 2,112 m | 20.6 mi |
| Salmon Mountain | SSE 163° | 2,106 m | 9.8 mi |
| Crapo Mountain | E 80° | 2,103 m | 12.9 mi |
| Dees Peak | SE 145° | 2,093 m | 18.3 mi |
| Medicine Mountain | NNE 32° | 2,083 m | 14.3 mi |
| Mary Blaine Mountain | SE 145° | 2,043 m | 19.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:50 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:09 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:04 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 47 | 51 | 56 | 62 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 69 | 59 | 49 | 43 |
| Precip in | 9.4 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 6.8 | 10.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orleans, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 267391 — Somes Mountain, Siskiyou County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358800005
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- Redwood National Park · 29 mi
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