Elk Head
Elk Head is a cliff in California, at a recorded elevation of 4 m. Buck Buttes stands 1,261 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is College Cove North, a beach 0.3 miles away. 184 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4 m
How to reach it
184 named places within 25 miles
- Luffenholtz Beach Access: 2.7 mi
- Luffenholtz Beach and Topena Point: 2.8 mi
- Houda Point: 3.0 mi
- Moonstone County Park: 3.5 mi
- Clam Beach County Park: 5.2 mi
- White Rock: 1.3 mi
- Strawberry Rock: 1.7 mi
- Scotty Point: 2.3 mi
- Candy Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Ceremonial Rock: 4.9 mi
- Trinidad State Beach: 0.6 mi
- Little River State Beach: 4.1 mi
- Sue-meg State Park: 4.8 mi
- Clam Beach County Park: 5.4 mi
- Big Lagoon Forest, South Natural Preserve: 7.9 mi
- Trinidad Museum: 1.0 mi
- Patrick's Point Visitor Center: 4.7 mi
- Natural History Museum: 14.1 mi
- Humboldt Coastal Nature Center: 14.6 mi
- Phillips House Museum: 14.6 mi
- Donor Rock: 1.0 mi
- Humboldt Bay Memorial: 6.7 mi
- Humboldt Bay Memorial: 6.7 mi
- World's Tallest Totem Pole: 9.1 mi
- Shay Park Plaque: 13.5 mi
- Migrating North (Totem 8 of 8): 3.8 mi
- Buddha Statue: 13.3 mi
- Buddha Head Statue: 13.3 mi
- Buddha Statue: 13.3 mi
- Giant Flower Pot Sculpture: 14.1 mi
- College Cove North: 0.3 mi
- College Cove South: 0.4 mi
- Trinidad State Beach: 0.4 mi
- Little River State Beach: 4.4 mi
- Clam Beach: 5.4 mi
- Sumêg Village: 4.7 mi
- Blue Ox Millworks: 18.0 mi
- Carson Mansion: 18.1 mi
- Elk Viewing: 21.5 mi
- Prairie Creek Visitor Center: 21.6 mi
- Little Head: 1.0 mi
- Gyon Bluffs: 13.9 mi
- Freshwater Rocks: 14.1 mi
- Gold Bluffs: 21.6 mi
- Red Bluff: 22.7 mi
- Trinidad Native Plant Garden: 1.0 mi
- McKinleyville Botanical Garden: 8.8 mi
- Sandy's Bird Garden: 14.2 mi
- Sequoia Park Gardens: 20.1 mi
- Trinidad Rest Area: 1.7 mi
- Trinidad Rest Area: 3.9 mi
- Caltrans Redwood Bypass: 24.8 mi
- Azalea State Reserve: 11.2 mi
- Redwood National & State Parks, Redwood Creek Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
- Lost Man Creek Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- The Portal: 0.5 mi
- Trillium Falls: 18.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Elk Head. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Buttes | ESE 106° | 1,261 m | 23.3 mi |
| Telescope Peak | E 101° | 1,253 m | 23.6 mi |
| Hupa Mountain | E 89° | 1,239 m | 18.4 mi |
| Sugar Pine Mountain | E 95° | 1,174 m | 21.5 mi |
| Snow Mountain | E 100° | 1,122 m | 24.4 mi |
| White Rocks | E 87° | 1,098 m | 17.7 mi |
| Hospital Mountain | E 98° | 1,049 m | 24.0 mi |
| Pine Ridge Summit | ESE 105° | 999 m | 20.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:53 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:12 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:08 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 53 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 57 | 54 | 51 | 48 |
| Precip in | 7.5 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 5.7 | 8.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arcata Eureka AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358765373
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- Redwood National Park · 26 mi
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