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High Bluff

High Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

High Bluff is a cliff in California, at a recorded elevation of 58 m. Sawtooth Mountain stands 1,758 m to the east-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Picnic table, a picnic site 0.2 miles away. 112 named places lie within 25 miles, 48 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
58 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.51179, -124.08091

112 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 48
  • Flint Rock Head / 'O Kneget: 0.9 mi
  • Footsteps Rocks: 7.4 mi
  • Red Mountain: 9.0 mi
  • Rattlesnake Mountain: 10.6 mi
  • South Red Mountain: 10.7 mi
Attractions: 16
Historic sites: 12
Beaches: 6
Parks: 5
  • Yurok Village Discovery Park: 2.5 mi
  • Beach Front Park: 17.5 mi
  • Brother Jonathan Park: 17.8 mi
  • Del Norte County Fairgrounds: 18.2 mi
  • Big Lagoon County Park: 24.2 mi
Nature reserves: 5
  • Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park: 7.4 mi
  • Murrelet State Wilderness: 9.4 mi
  • Big Lagoon Forest, East Natural Preserve: 22.5 mi
  • Big Lagoon Forest, West Natural Preserve: 22.7 mi
  • Big Lagoon Forest, South Natural Preserve: 23.3 mi
Cliffs: 4
Picnic sites: 3
Gardens: 2
Artworks: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Lighthouses: 2
Rest areas: 1
Springs: 1
  • Cedar Camp Spring: 13.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • White Rock: 20.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of High Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sawtooth MountainENE 70°1,758 m20.3 mi
Baldy PeakENE 59°1,747 m21.7 mi
Harrington MountainENE 61°1,739 m23.3 mi
Stevens MountainENE 59°1,735 m23.4 mi
Ship MountainNE 44°1,618 m21.5 mi
Number ThreeNE 44°1,616 m21.5 mi
Hurdygurdy ButteNE 42°1,597 m24.8 mi
Summit Valley PeakENE 65°1,594 m15.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5219:29
June solstice05:4320:1220:54
September equinox07:0518:3919:15
December solstice07:4016:0616:50

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F474749515455595958544946
Precip in13.410.710.76.63.61.80.30.31.35.010.115.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Klamath, 5 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Redwood National and State Parks. Quietest months by visitation: Dec and Feb; busiest: Jun.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358798124

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