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Halfmoon Beach

Halfmoon Beach from directly overhead

Halfmoon Beach is a beach in California, at a recorded elevation of 1,559 m. Fredonyer Peak stands 2,374 m to the east, 10.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Sandy Beach, a beach 1.1 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
1559 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.67989, -120.78996

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Lower Signal Butte: 2.0 mi
  • Signal Butte: 3.6 mi
  • Cave Mountain: 4.0 mi
  • Dow Butte: 5.2 mi
  • Whaleback Mountain: 5.3 mi
Parks: 9
  • Entrance Susanville Ranch Park: 18.3 mi
  • Pancera Plaza: 19.3 mi
  • Memorial Park: 19.4 mi
  • Susan River Park: 19.6 mi
  • Pat Murphy Little League Park: 19.9 mi
Beaches: 2
Springs: 1
  • Animas Spring: 16.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
Museums: 1
  • Lassen Historical Museum: 19.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.4 miles of Halfmoon Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fredonyer PeakE 87°2,374 m10.0 mi
Antelope MountainSW 227°2,326 m8.8 mi
Roop MountainS 184°2,319 m14.5 mi
Bogard ButtesWSW 253°2,282 m20.0 mi
Blacks MountainWNW 288°2,222 m22.0 mi
Harvey MountainWNW 288°2,217 m13.6 mi
Crater MountainWSW 253°2,197 m13.8 mi
Mahogany PeakSSE 163°2,175 m9.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:15
June solstice05:3319:5720:38
September equinox06:5118:2619:02
December solstice07:2415:5616:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333742475563716963524032
Precip in2.42.31.70.50.80.40.20.10.21.01.51.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Susanville 2SW, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358767066

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