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Stone Coal Mountain

Stone Coal Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Stone Coal Mountain rises to 1,638 m in California. Knox Mountain stands 2,149 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Rucker Hill, a peak 1.3 miles away. 71 named places lie within 25 miles, 55 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49078317, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1638 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.38322, -121.00414

71 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 55
Parks: 9
Cliffs: 4
Nature reserves: 1
Springs: 1
  • Deer Spring: 12.6 mi
Museums: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Stone Coal Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Knox MountainSE 131°2,149 m21.1 mi
Manzanita MountainSE 124°2,137 m12.8 mi
Grouse MountainESE 115°2,111 m8.9 mi
Schaffer MountainESE 106°1,988 m4.8 mi
Horsehead MountainESE 120°1,988 m8.9 mi
Hermit ButteESE 107°1,979 m12.1 mi
Fox MountainSSW 192°1,943 m8.3 mi
Widow MountainSW 225°1,928 m21.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4019:16
June solstice05:3120:0020:42
September equinox06:5218:2619:03
December solstice07:2815:5416:38

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313540455360686659483830

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canby 3 SW, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1659876 — Stone Coal Mountain, Modoc County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358807447

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