Wounded Knee Mountain
Wounded Knee Mountain rises to 1,421 m in California. Preston Peak stands 2,208 m to the east-southeast, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Broken Rib Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Pacific Coast passes 26 miles off.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49091035, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,421 m
How to reach it
- 26.5 mi off the Pacific Coast, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Broken Rib Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Washington Peak: 2.9 mi
- Laurel Butte: 3.5 mi
- Twin Peaks: 3.6 mi
- Haystack: 3.7 mi
- Great Cats World Park: 18.1 mi
- Butterfly Pavilion: 18.3 mi
- Stout Grove: 19.9 mi
- Grove of Titans: 21.0 mi
- Oregon Caves National Monument: 21.8 mi
- Siskiyou Smokejumper Base Museum: 15.4 mi
- The People's Center: 18.4 mi
- Southern Oregon Bigfoot Experience: 20.0 mi
- Oregon Caves Visitor Center: 21.8 mi
- Kerbyville Museum: 22.0 mi
- Wilderness Falls: 7.8 mi
- Loretta Falls: 12.1 mi
- Fern Fall: 22.8 mi
- Little Illinois River Falls: 24.7 mi
- Danger Point: 10.4 mi
- Ferry Point: 20.4 mi
- Blue Nose Bluff: 23.8 mi
- Sailor's Diggings - Waldo Memorial: 12.9 mi
- Engine: 17.1 mi
- Fort Briggs Historical Marker: 18.1 mi
- Indian Hill Ranch: 13.8 mi
- Happy Camp River Park: 18.9 mi
- Illinois River Forks State Park: 19.2 mi
- Rough and Ready Preserve: 14.0 mi
- Rough and Ready State Natural Site: 14.8 mi
- Woodcock Bog RNA (BLM): 17.2 mi
- The Dovetail joint: 22.1 mi
- It's a Burl gallery: 22.2 mi
- Collier Tunnel Rest Area: 6.2 mi
- Cedar Camp Spring: 21.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Wounded Knee Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Peak | ESE 121° | 2,208 m | 6.3 mi |
| El Capitan | E 100° | 2,075 m | 5.5 mi |
| Bear Mountain | SSE 159° | 1,953 m | 6.4 mi |
| Little Preston | ESE 117° | 1,945 m | 6.7 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | ENE 76° | 1,920 m | 6.6 mi |
| Youngs Peak | E 82° | 1,908 m | 4.0 mi |
| Polar Bear Mountain | E 79° | 1,906 m | 6.2 mi |
| Copper Mountain | ESE 113° | 1,903 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:51 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:12 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:03 | 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 | 41 | 44 | 47 | 52 | 59 | 65 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 11.4 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 8.0 | 12.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cave Junction 1 WNW, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358800698
Day trips start here
- Del Norte County · 16 mi
- Oregon Caves National Monument · 22 mi
- Crescent City · 26 mi
- Klamath · 30 mi
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