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Trinity Mountain

Trinity Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Trinity Mountain rises to 1,861 m in California. Thompson Peak stands 2,726 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Fawn Butte, a peak 0.7 miles away.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49084877, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,861 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.03208, -123.41338

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 8
  • Tish Tang Campground & River Access: 11.7 mi
  • Veterans Park: 12.3 mi
  • Tonkin Park: 13.0 mi
  • Commons Park in Willow Creek, CA: 13.0 mi
  • Boise Creek Campgrouns USFS: 14.1 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Gray Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Burnt Ranch Falls: 14.6 mi
  • Grizzly Lake Falls: 19.0 mi
  • Upper Canyon Creek Falls: 20.9 mi
  • Middle Canyon Creek Falls: 21.1 mi
Picnic sites: 5
Springs: 4
  • High Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Marble Springs: 10.5 mi
  • China Spring: 17.4 mi
  • Cold Spring: 20.8 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Bigfoot Statue: 12.9 mi
  • Gonzalez Bigfoot Statue: 13.1 mi
  • Museum Bigfoot Statue: 13.1 mi
  • Gold Panner: 13.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Kimtu Beach on Trinity River: 12.0 mi
  • Hlel-Din River Access/South Fork & Trinity confluence: 13.9 mi
Museums: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • Russell Cabin: 16.6 mi
  • Eagle Rock Lookout: 20.1 mi
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Trinity Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thompson PeakE2,726 m19.2 mi
Caesar PeakE2,714 m19.7 mi
Mount HiltonESE2,694 m19.5 mi
Wedding CakeE2,605 m19.2 mi
Pony MountainESE2,244 m11.0 mi
Thurston PeaksSE2,179 m13.2 mi
Grizzly ButteE2,127 m18.7 mi
Salmon MountainN2,106 m10.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5019:26
June solstice05:4220:0920:50
September equinox07:0218:3619:12
December solstice07:3616:0516:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374146515966747267544337

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cecilville, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358777470

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