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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
1543 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: 6
  • Canby's Cross: 17.6 mi
  • Captain Jack's Stronghold: 17.6 mi
  • Captain Jack's Stronghold: 17.7 mi
  • Canby's Cross: 17.7 mi
  • 1873 Two Warm Springs Indians: 17.7 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Gillem Bluff: 17.7 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 18.0 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 18.5 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 18.8 mi
  • Noble Bluff: 19.0 mi
Parks: 3
  • Long Bell State Game Refuge 1N: 12.8 mi
  • Tulelake-Butte Valley Fairgrounds: 24.0 mi
  • Otis Roper Park: 24.5 mi
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 PeakWSW 252°2,398 m11.4 mi
Mount HoffmanW 265°2,397 m13.4 mi
Red Shale ButteWSW 254°2,381 m12.2 mi
Glass MountainW 260°2,316 m10.9 mi
Medicine MountainWSW 255°2,295 m16.9 mi
Black MountainSW 234°2,125 m11.7 mi
Fourmile HillW 273°2,115 m16.6 mi
Indian ButteW 273°2,037 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 5080 °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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