Peak · California
Wedding Cake
Wedding Cake rises to 2,605 m in California. Thompson Peak stands 2,726 m to the north, 0.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49087959, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2605 m
How to reach it
Coordinates40.99236, -123.04809
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Thompson Peak: 0.6 mi
- Caesar Peak: 1.0 mi
- Mount Hilton: 2.5 mi
- Sawtooth Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Grizzly Butte: 3.7 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Grizzly Lake Falls: 1.4 mi
- Upper Canyon Creek Falls: 2.5 mi
- Middle Canyon Creek Falls: 3.0 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 4.3 mi
- Kickapoo Waterfall: 15.1 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Stoney Creek Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
- Clark Springs Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
- Whites Bar Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
- Big Bar Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
- Cedar Flat Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
Springs: 5
- China Spring: 4.7 mi
- Cold Spring: 5.6 mi
- Marble Springs: 8.9 mi
- Hayfork Spring: 19.7 mi
- High Spring: 22.8 mi
Historic sites: 4
- Russell Cabin: 4.2 mi
- Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park: 18.9 mi
- Eagle Rock Lookout: 22.1 mi
- Stamp mill: 22.5 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Dedrick: 9.0 mi
- Canon City: 11.1 mi
- Minersville: 16.9 mi
- Negro Flat: 21.1 mi
Parks: 3
- Lowden Park: 19.0 mi
- Lee Fong Park Disc Golf Course: 19.2 mi
- Lewiston Community Park: 23.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Limestone Bluffs: 13.2 mi
- Dougherty Bluff: 22.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
- National Recreation Area, Picnic Area - Tanbark: 14.4 mi
- Moon Lim Lee Rest Area: 23.2 mi
Museums: 2
- Scott Museum: 18.3 mi
- Jake Jackson Memorial Museum: 19.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Russian Wilderness: 22.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Wedding Cake. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Peak | N 359° | 2,726 m | 0.6 mi |
| Caesar Peak | NE 35° | 2,714 m | 1.0 mi |
| Mount Hilton | S 187° | 2,694 m | 2.5 mi |
| Sawtooth Mountain | ESE 120° | 2,662 m | 2.7 mi |
| Caribou Mountain | ENE 61° | 2,609 m | 5.3 mi |
| Gibson Peak | ESE 110° | 2,560.3 m | 9.7 mi |
| Siligo Peak | ESE 113° | 2,482 m | 8.3 mi |
| Seven Up Peak | ESE 105° | 2,476 m | 9.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:48 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:07 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:04 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 41 | 46 | 51 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 72 | 67 | 54 | 43 | 37 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cecilville, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 268837 — Wedding Cake, Trinity County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358800567
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