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Spees Peak

Spees Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Spees Peak rises to 1,777 m in California. Preston Peak stands 2,208 m to the south-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Weston Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49076295, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1776.984 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.99775, -123.47191

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Weston Mountain: 1.0 mi
  • Althouse Mountain: 1.1 mi
  • Bare Mountain: 1.5 mi
  • Bolan Mountain: 1.7 mi
  • Grizzly Peak: 2.3 mi
Springs: 14
Attractions: 11
  • Oregon Caves National Monument: 7.7 mi
  • Fir glade trailhead: 9.3 mi
  • Great Cats World Park: 13.7 mi
  • Great Cats World Park: 13.8 mi
  • Butterfly Pavilion: 14.0 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Museums: 5
Nature reserves: 5
Artworks: 5
  • The Dovetail joint: 16.7 mi
  • It's a Burl gallery: 16.7 mi
  • Madronita: 21.7 mi
  • Tree of life: 21.7 mi
  • Dragonfly: 21.8 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Sailor's Diggings - Waldo Memorial: 9.8 mi
  • Fort Briggs Historical Marker: 11.7 mi
  • Cabin: 13.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Parks: 3
  • Indian Hill Ranch: 11.6 mi
  • Illinois River Forks State Park: 14.6 mi
  • Happy Camp River Park: 15.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Seattle Bar Day Use Area: 16.4 mi
  • Sixmile Recreation Site: 24.6 mi
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Spees Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Preston PeakSSW 213°2,208 m13.3 mi
Grayback MountainNE 47°2,148.23 m11.3 mi
El CapitanSW 219°2,075 m11.4 mi
Big Sugarloaf PeakNE 44°2,030 m11.9 mi
Arnold MountainE 83°2,026.31 m8.8 mi
Lake MountainNE 42°2,000 m8.6 mi
Pyramid PeakE 100°1,966.265 m6.7 mi
Whisky PeakE 82°1,950 m10.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:4919:26
June solstice05:3920:1120:54
September equinox07:0218:3619:13
December solstice07:3916:0116:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414447525965737266554640
Precip in11.48.58.64.12.10.80.20.30.83.58.012.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cave Junction 1 WNW, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358800031

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