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.
| Chetco Peak | |
|---|---|
  Chetco Peak Location in Oregon  Chetco Peak Chetco Peak (the United States) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,671 ft (1,424 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 1,107 ft (337 m)[2] |
| Coordinates | 42°08′10″N 123°56′33″W / 42.135981594°N 123.942414731°W[1] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Curry County, Oregon, U.S. |
| Parent range | Klamath Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS Chetco Peak |
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
edit| 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
edit- ^ a b "Chetco". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
- ^ "Chetco Peak, Oregon". peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
- ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 196. ISBN 978-0875952772.
- ^ ", CALIFORNIA - Climate Summary". PRISM. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
External links
edit- "Chetco Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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