Sunrise Peak
Sunrise Peak rises to 2,135 m in California. Lassen Peak stands 3,187 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Ash Butte, a peak 2.3 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,135 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Ash Butte: 2.3 mi
- Cinder Cone: 2.3 mi
- Black Butte: 2.7 mi
- Prospect Peak: 3.8 mi
- Mount Hoffman: 4.1 mi
- Panther Spring: 2.8 mi
- Cascade Springs: 9.9 mi
- Old Boundary Spring: 11.0 mi
- Cold Boiling Spring: 12.9 mi
- Domingo Spring: 14.0 mi
- Crystal Cliffs: 6.4 mi
- Warner Valley Rim: 11.4 mi
- Mud Creek Rim: 13.8 mi
- Butte Creek Rim: 13.9 mi
- Crescent Cliff: 14.1 mi
- Devastated Area: 10.3 mi
- Hot Rock: 11.3 mi
- Devils Kitchen: 11.4 mi
- Bumpass Hell: 13.6 mi
- Seismograph: 15.1 mi
- Drakesbad Hot Springs: 10.3 mi
- Terminal Geyser: 10.7 mi
- Turquoise Pool: 13.6 mi
- Pyrite Pool: 13.6 mi
- Big Boiler: 13.6 mi
- Old Station Day Use Area: 11.9 mi
- Hat Creek Campground Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
- Kings Creek Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
- Elam Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
- Swain Mountain Experimental Forest: 12.1 mi
- Chester Park: 17.1 mi
- Dig It Meadow: 17.9 mi
- Clear Creek Park: 21.4 mi
- Kings Creek Falls: 10.9 mi
- Mill Creek Falls: 14.7 mi
- Bluff Falls: 16.7 mi
- Mount Harkness Lookout: 8.7 mi
- Fort Maxwell: 11.8 mi
- Bogard Rest Area: 8.9 mi
- Lake Almanor Rest Area: 18.5 mi
- Catfish Beach: 17.7 mi
- Westwood Beach: 22.9 mi
- Lassen Volcanic National Park: 8.2 mi
- Chester-Lake Almanor Museum: 17.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Sunrise Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lassen Peak | WSW 249° | 3,187 m | 12.9 mi |
| Eagle Peak | WSW 247° | 2,811 m | 13.8 mi |
| Ski Heil Peak | WSW 246° | 2,721 m | 14.1 mi |
| Mount Helen | WSW 244° | 2,694 m | 13.3 mi |
| Pilot Pinnacle | WSW 246° | 2,672 m | 14.8 mi |
| Bumpass Mountain | WSW 241° | 2,664 m | 13.4 mi |
| Reading Peak | WSW 239° | 2,647 m | 11.5 mi |
| Vulcans Castle | WSW 248° | 2,586 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:41 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:59 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:58 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 32 | 35 | 39 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 62 | 57 | 46 | 37 | 31 |
| Precip in | 6.5 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 6.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Manzanita Lake, 16 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Lassen Volcanic National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Dec and Mar; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358800157
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