Historic site · California
Battle Rock
Battle Rock is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 627 m. Casaval Ridge stands 3,188 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Riverside Day Use Area, a picnic site 0.8 miles away.
What the record says
- Built
- 1984-07-26
- Inscription
- Battle of the Crags was fought below Battle Rock in June 1855. This conflict between the Modoc Indians and the settlers resulted from miners destroying the Native fishing waters in the Lower Soda Springs area. […]
How to reach it
Coordinates41.14821, -122.32149
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Castle Dome: 1.9 mi
- Mount Hubris: 2.0 mi
- Mount Bradley: 5.1 mi
- Middle Peak: 6.0 mi
- Yellowjacket Mountain: 6.1 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Root Creek Falls: 1.7 mi
- Burstarse Falls: 3.5 mi
- Hedge Creek Falls: 6.8 mi
- Mossbrae Falls: 7.1 mi
- Faery Falls: 7.8 mi
Picnic sites: 13
- Riverside Day Use Area: 0.8 mi
- Cantara Loop River Access: 8.2 mi
- Ney Springs River Access: 8.4 mi
- Pollard Flat Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
- McCloud Bridge Day Use: 15.1 mi
Springs: 11
- Fern Spring: 1.2 mi
- Indian Springs: 1.3 mi
- Popcorn Spring: 3.1 mi
- Picayune Spring: 11.5 mi
- White Ridge Spring: 12.0 mi
Parks: 7
- Castle Crags State Park: 2.2 mi
- Tauhindauli Park: 5.5 mi
- Shastice Park: 12.1 mi
- Mount Shasta City Park: 12.4 mi
- Hoo Hoo Park: 12.5 mi
Historic sites: 7
- Ladies cabin: 11.9 mi
- Smithy: 11.9 mi
- Monroe Memorial: 12.5 mi
- Everett Memorial: 13.4 mi
- Mount Eddy Lookout Tower Ruins: 14.4 mi
Museums: 5
- Siskiyou Arts Museum: 5.0 mi
- Sisson Museum: 11.1 mi
- Heritage Junction Museum: 12.0 mi
- Weed Museum: 19.4 mi
- Scott Museum: 22.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Cosmic Wall: 1.9 mi
- Castle Crags: 2.8 mi
- Red Banks: 18.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Lakehead Rest Area: 16.4 mi
- Weed Airport Rest Area: 23.8 mi
- O'Brien Rest Area: 24.5 mi
Artworks: 1
- Siskiyou Art Musuem: 5.0 mi
Beaches: 1
- Lake Siskiyou Beach: 9.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Sisson Meadow: 11.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Sulphur Springs: 19.2 mi
Attractions: 1
- Lake Shasta Caverns: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Battle Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Casaval Ridge | NNE 18° | 3,188 m | 17.4 mi |
| Green Butte | NNE 21° | 2,802 m | 16.5 mi |
| Mount Eddy | NW 325° | 2,751 m | 14.4 mi |
| Red Butte | NNE 26° | 2,553 m | 16.4 mi |
| Gray Butte | NNE 26° | 2,471 m | 15.4 mi |
| Grey Rocks | W 260° | 2,190 m | 6.7 mi |
| Red Hill | NNE 27° | 2,090 m | 14.4 mi |
| Boulder Peak | WNW 284° | 2,086 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:04 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:00 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 42 | 45 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 72 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 45 | 39 |
| Precip in | 11.1 | 10.5 | 9.2 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 6.9 | 12.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dunsmuir Trtmt PL, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8353911374
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