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Wildcat Peak

Wildcat Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates41.27959, -122.92503

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Artworks: 11
Springs: 11
  • 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
Historic sites: 6
Waterfalls: 6
  • 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
Museums: 3
Parks: 2
  • Johnson - Joss Park: 12.5 mi
  • City Park: 22.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thompson PeakSSW 198°2,726 m20.3 mi
Caesar PeakSSW 197°2,714 m19.9 mi
Sawtooth MountainS 191°2,662 m21.6 mi
Caribou MountainS 186°2,609 m17.4 mi
China MountainENE 69°2,606 m19.3 mi
Wedding CakeSSW 198°2,605 m20.9 mi
South China MountainENE 72°2,505 m18.2 mi
Craggy PeakE 101°2,466 m7.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4819:24
June solstice05:4020:0720:49
September equinox07:0018:3419:11
December solstice07:3516:0216:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384145505763706963534337
Precip in3.52.82.41.41.60.70.50.30.41.32.33.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Callahan, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358800626

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