Yellow Mountain
Yellow Mountain rises to 2,460 m in California. Crane Mountain stands 2,577 m to the north-northwest, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Lily Lake Boating Site, a picnic site 0.7 miles away. Oregon Outback passes 5.0 miles off. 57 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49091279, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2460 m
How to reach it
- 5.0 mi off the Oregon Outback, National
- 11.8 mi off the Barrel Springs Back Country Byway
57 named places within 25 miles
- Mount Bidwell: 2.1 mi
- Mount Vida: 2.3 mi
- Sugar Peak: 4.9 mi
- Bald Hills: 5.8 mi
- Lake Annie Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Spearpoint Spring: 17.4 mi
- Terry Spring: 18.1 mi
- Gravelly Spring: 19.8 mi
- Willow Springs: 21.0 mi
- Juniper Spring: 21.0 mi
- McDonald City Park: 16.6 mi
- Soroptomist Park: 16.8 mi
- Swimming Pool City Park: 17.0 mi
- Drews Reservoir County Park: 23.7 mi
- Booth State Park: 24.7 mi
- Collins Rim: 11.2 mi
- Dry Creek Rim: 19.2 mi
- Dry Creek Rim: 20.2 mi
- Coleman Rim: 24.6 mi
- Schminck Memorial Museum: 16.9 mi
- Lake County Museum: 17.0 mi
- Mc Chuck Wagon Western Heritage Exhibit: 17.3 mi
- Lily Lake Boating Site: 0.7 mi
- Three Corners Monument: 10.8 mi
- L: 17.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Yellow Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crane Mountain | NNW 345° | 2,577.4 m | 7.0 mi |
| Drake Peak | N 10° | 2,562.5 m | 23.5 mi |
| Light Peak | N 7° | 2,537.5 m | 23.6 mi |
| Mount Bidwell | E 89° | 2,529 m | 2.1 mi |
| Bald Mountain | S 188° | 2,518 m | 24.8 mi |
| Mount Vida | SSW 203° | 2,500 m | 2.3 mi |
| Buck Mountain | SSW 192° | 2,417 m | 17.6 mi |
| Fandango Peak | SSW 192° | 2,369 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:36 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:58 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:48 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 35 | 40 | 45 | 53 | 61 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Bidwell, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358807738
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