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Sunrise Peak

Sunrise Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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
2135 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.55580, -121.27662

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 17
  • 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
Cliffs: 10
Attractions: 8
  • Devastated Area: 10.3 mi
  • Hot Rock: 11.3 mi
  • Devils Kitchen: 11.4 mi
  • Bumpass Hell: 13.6 mi
  • Seismograph: 15.1 mi
Hot springs: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • 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
Parks: 4
  • Swain Mountain Experimental Forest: 12.1 mi
  • Chester Park: 17.1 mi
  • Dig It Meadow: 17.9 mi
  • Clear Creek Park: 21.4 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Kings Creek Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Mill Creek Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Bluff Falls: 16.7 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Mount Harkness Lookout: 8.7 mi
  • Fort Maxwell: 11.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Museums: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lassen PeakWSW 249°3,187 m12.9 mi
Eagle PeakWSW 247°2,811 m13.8 mi
Ski Heil PeakWSW 246°2,721 m14.1 mi
Mount HelenWSW 244°2,694 m13.3 mi
Pilot PinnacleWSW 246°2,672 m14.8 mi
Bumpass MountainWSW 241°2,664 m13.4 mi
Reading PeakWSW 239°2,647 m11.5 mi
Vulcans CastleWSW 248°2,586 m14.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4119:17
June solstice05:3519:5920:40
September equinox06:5318:2819:04
December solstice07:2615:5816:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323235394855636257463731
Precip in6.55.56.44.32.91.30.30.30.72.74.76.5

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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358800157

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