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.
The story
mountain in California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49090047, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2327 m
How to reach it
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
- Stamp mill: 11.1 mi
- Robert Roosevelt Quigley: 12.0 mi
- Ormond Edward Quigley: 12.0 mi
- Oro Fino Historic Plaque: 20.7 mi
- Mount Eddy Lookout Tower Ruins: 23.3 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
- 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 22.1 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 |
| Craggy Peak | E 101° | 2,466 m | 7.6 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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