Wildcat Peak
Wildcat Peak rises to 2,327 m in California. Thompson Peak stands 2,726 m to the south-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Grizzly Peak, a peak 0.5 miles away. 100 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49090047, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,327 m
How to reach it
100 named places within 25 miles
- Grizzly Peak: 0.5 mi
- Russian Peak: 1.4 mi
- Eaton Peak: 1.9 mi
- Carter Meadows Summit: 4.3 mi
- Sugar Hill: 4.5 mi
- Horse Statue: 11.7 mi
- Graffiti Gate: 11.9 mi
- Skeleton Car: 12.3 mi
- Siskiyou Valley: 12.3 mi
- Etna Mills: 12.3 mi
- Cub Bear Spring: 13.2 mi
- China Spring: 17.5 mi
- Picayune Spring: 21.4 mi
- White Ridge Spring: 21.6 mi
- Cold Spring: 21.7 mi
- Kickapoo Waterfall: 12.2 mi
- Johnson Creek Falls: 12.4 mi
- Grizzly Lake Falls: 19.5 mi
- Upper Canyon Creek Falls: 22.6 mi
- Middle Canyon Creek Falls: 23.0 mi
- Stamp mill: 11.1 mi
- Ormond Edward Quigley: 12.0 mi
- Oro Fino Historic Plaque: 20.7 mi
- Mount Eddy Lookout Tower Ruins: 23.3 mi
- Russell Cabin: 24.4 mi
- Etna Museum: 12.3 mi
- Fort Jones Museum: 23.0 mi
- Scott Museum: 23.5 mi
- Johnson - Joss Park: 12.5 mi
- City Park: 22.9 mi
- Limestone Bluffs: 16.9 mi
- Dougherty Bluff: 17.3 mi
- Russian Wilderness: 2.7 mi
- Negro Flat: 18.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wildcat Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Peak | SSW 198° | 2,726 m | 20.3 mi |
| Caesar Peak | SSW 197° | 2,714 m | 19.9 mi |
| Sawtooth Mountain | S 191° | 2,662 m | 21.6 mi |
| Caribou Mountain | S 186° | 2,609 m | 17.4 mi |
| China Mountain | ENE 69° | 2,606 m | 19.3 mi |
| Wedding Cake | SSW 198° | 2,605 m | 20.9 mi |
| South China Mountain | ENE 72° | 2,505 m | 18.2 mi |
| Seven Up Peak | S 174° | 2,476 m | 22.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:48 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:07 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:02 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 41 | 45 | 50 | 57 | 63 | 70 | 69 | 63 | 53 | 43 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Callahan, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358800626
Day trips start here
- Callahan · 7 mi
- Etna · 12 mi
- Siskiyou County · 28 mi
- Weed · 30 mi
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