Chetco Peak

Chetco Peak
Chetco Peak is located in Oregon
Chetco Peak
Chetco Peak
Location in Oregon
Chetco Peak is located in the United States
Chetco Peak
Chetco Peak
Chetco Peak (the United States)
Highest point
Elevation4,671 ft (1,424 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence1,107 ft (337 m)[2]
Coordinates42°08′10″N 123°56′33″W / 42.135981594°N 123.942414731°W / 42.135981594; -123.942414731[1]
Geography
LocationCurry County, Oregon, U.S.
Parent rangeKlamath Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Chetco Peak

Chetco Peak is a mountain in the Klamath Mountains of southwestern Oregon in the United States. It is located in the southern Kalmiopsis Wilderness in southern Curry County in the extreme southwestern corner of the state, approximately 15 miles (24 km) inland from the Pacific Ocean and 10 miles (16 km) north of the California state line.

The name of the peak and that of the nearby Chetco River was derived from the name of a small tribe of Native Americans, the Chetco people, who originally lived along the lower Chetco River in Curry County.[3]

Climate

Climate data for Chetco Pek, California
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 44.2
(6.8) 		45.5
(7.5) 		47.0
(8.3) 		51.3
(10.7) 		59.6
(15.3) 		67.6
(19.8) 		76.8
(24.9) 		76.2
(24.6) 		71.7
(22.1) 		60.4
(15.8) 		48.3
(9.1) 		43.7
(6.5) 		57.7
(14.3)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 30.9
(−0.6) 		29.1
(−1.6) 		28.8
(−1.8) 		31.3
(−0.4) 		36.8
(2.7) 		41.5
(5.3) 		50.2
(10.1) 		50.0
(10.0) 		47.1
(8.4) 		40.8
(4.9) 		32.9
(0.5) 		29.2
(−1.6) 		37.4
(3.0)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 24.55
(624) 		20.17
(512) 		21.19
(538) 		15.21
(386) 		10.26
(261) 		4.38
(111) 		1.12
(28) 		1.40
(36) 		2.80
(71) 		11.95
(304) 		20.86
(530) 		32.64
(829) 		166.53
(4,230)
Source: Prism [4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Chetco". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
  2. ^ "Chetco Peak, Oregon". peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
  3. ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 196. ISBN 978-0875952772.
  4. ^ ", CALIFORNIA - Climate Summary". PRISM. Retrieved July 7, 2017.


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