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Salmon Mountains

Also Known As: Salmon Alps, Salmon Mountain Range, and Salmon River Range.

Range

Chain of hills or mountains; a somewhat linear, complex mountainous or hilly area.

County

Siskiyou County, California

GPS Coordinates

Latitude, Longitude:
41.000418°, -123.0483683°

Elevation

8940 ft. (2725 m.)

Topographic Map

US Topo Map

The USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) publishes a set of the most commonly used topographic maps of the U.S. called US Topo that are separated into rectangular quadrants that are printed at 22.75"x29" or larger. Salmon Mountains is covered by the Thompson Peak, CA US Topo Map quadrant

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Water

Land

Man-made

Nearby Ranges

Trinity Alps	0.0 mi
Coast Ranges	0.0 mi

Nearby Cities

Redwood Valley, CA	120 mi
Calpella, CA	122 mi
Comptche, CA	123 mi
Little River, CA	126 mi
Upper Lake, CA	127 mi

Nearby Points of Interest

Thompson Peak	Land	0.0 mi
Wedding Cake	Land	0.6 mi
Caesar Peak	Land	0.6 mi
Grizzly Lake	Water	0.7 mi
Lois Lake	Water	1.1 mi

Nearby Photos

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Historical Weather

Below are weather averages from 1971 to 2000 according to data gathered from the nearest official weather station. The nearest weather station for both precipitation and temperature measurements is CECILVI which is approximately 10 miles away and has an elevation of 2,330 feet (6,610 feet lower than Salmon Mountains). Because the nearest station and this geographic feature may have differences in elevation and topography, the historic weather at the two separate locations may be different as well.

Average Daily Temperatures by Month (°F)

Average Monthly Precipitation (in inches)

Month	Precip	AVG High Temp	AVG Low Temp
January	6.45"	46.8°	28.9°
February	5.24"	52.0°	30.4°
March	4.78"	57.0°	32.2°
April	2.32"	64.1°	35.2°
May	1.65"	73.2°	40.3°
June	.79"	81.8°	45.7°
July	.45"	90.2°	50.2°
August	.56"	90.7°	49.1°
September	.86"	83.0°	44.8°
October	2.37"	70.7°	37.6°
November	5.22"	53.0°	32.4°
December	5.91"	44.4°	28.8°

Summer High Temps

This location's average summer high temps are higher than 72% of other locations on record.

Winter Low Temps

This location's average winter low temps are higher than 74% of other locations on record.

Precipitation Levels

This location's average precipitation levels are higher than 52% of other locations on record.