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Timber Mountain

Timber Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Timber Mountain rises to 1,543 m in California. Lyons Peak stands 2,398 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is East Sand Butte, a peak 5.8 miles away.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49083803, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,543 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.62905, -121.29610

Named places within 25 miles

Natural arches: 14
  • Ovis Bridge: 12.5 mi
  • Chocolate Bridge: 12.5 mi
  • Brushy Bridge: 12.5 mi
  • Venetian Bridge: 12.5 mi
  • Hopkins Bridge: 12.5 mi
Attractions: 11
Historic sites: 4
  • Canby's Cross: 17.6 mi
  • Captain Jack's Stronghold: 17.6 mi
  • 1873 Two Warm Springs Indians: 17.7 mi
  • Tule Lake: 18.2 mi
Cliffs: 2
Parks: 2
Springs: 1
  • Deer Spring: 11.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Doorknob Snowmobile park: 14.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Timber Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lyons PeakWSW2,398 m11.4 mi
Mount HoffmanW2,397 m13.4 mi
Red Shale ButteWSW2,381 m12.2 mi
Glass MountainW2,316 m10.9 mi
Medicine MountainWSW2,295 m16.9 mi
Black MountainSW2,125 m11.7 mi
Fourmile HillW2,115 m16.6 mi
Indian ButteW2,037 m10.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4119:18
June solstice05:3220:0220:44
September equinox06:5318:2719:04
December solstice07:3015:5416:39

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333540445260696862513932
Precip in1.62.11.91.31.41.00.40.30.40.81.51.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lava Beds NAT MON, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358777351

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