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Yellow Dog Peak

Yellow Dog Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Yellow Dog Peak rises to 2,146 m in California. Boulder Peak stands 2,512 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Cub Bear Spring, a spring 4.6 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49091242, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2146 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.38875, -123.05837

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 11
Artworks: 11
Historic sites: 5
Waterfalls: 4
  • Johnson Creek Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Maple Falls: 18.9 mi
  • Kickapoo Waterfall: 22.2 mi
  • Ishi Pishi Falls: 22.8 mi
Parks: 3
  • Johnson - Joss Park: 9.5 mi
  • City Park: 18.6 mi
  • H E Beck Junior Memorial Branch: 24.6 mi
Cliffs: 3
Museums: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Sugar pine river access: 21.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Yellow Dog Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Boulder PeakN 352°2,512 m13.3 mi
Craggy PeakESE 122°2,466 m17.0 mi
Russian PeakSE 143°2,459 m9.2 mi
Packers PeakSSE 167°2,390 m21.1 mi
Coyote PeakSSE 167°2,365 m20.8 mi
Eagle PeakSE 134°2,335 m18.5 mi
Wildcat PeakSE 137°2,327 m10.2 mi
Deadman PeakSSE 156°2,322 m16.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4819:25
June solstice05:4020:0820:50
September equinox07:0018:3519:11
December solstice07:3616:0216:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358779339

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