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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
1,776.984 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: 6
  • Oregon Caves National Monument: 7.7 mi
  • Great Cats World Park: 13.7 mi
  • Butterfly Pavilion: 14.0 mi
  • Bigfoot Trap: 17.7 mi
  • Sanctuary One: 20.1 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 PeakSSW2,208 m13.3 mi
Grayback MountainNE2,148 m11.3 mi
El CapitanSW2,075 m11.4 mi
Big Sugarloaf PeakNE2,030 m11.9 mi
Arnold MountainE2,026 m8.8 mi
Lake MountainNE2,000 m8.6 mi
Pyramid PeakE1,966 m6.7 mi
Whisky PeakE1,950 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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