Bales Mountain
Bales Mountain rises to 1,543 m in California. Burney Mountain stands 2,395 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Bunchgrass Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49010521, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,543 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Bunchgrass Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Hatchet Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Goose Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Bee Knoll: 3.0 mi
- Chalk Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Lion Wash Falls: 5.1 mi
- Kinner Falls: 5.3 mi
- Lion Slide Falls: 5.3 mi
- Hatchet Falls: 5.3 mi
- Hatchet Creek Falls: 6.9 mi
- The Rim: 7.9 mi
- Gray Cliff: 20.2 mi
- Red Cliff: 20.7 mi
- Palisade Cliff: 22.9 mi
- Hat Creek Rim: 23.6 mi
- McCloud Bridge Day Use: 21.2 mi
- Bigalow Bridge Day Use Area: 21.9 mi
- Lakin Dam: 22.3 mi
- Upper Falls Day Use Area: 22.7 mi
- Lower Falls Day Use Area: 22.8 mi
- Burney Civic Park: 9.4 mi
- Washburn Blue Park: 10.0 mi
- Hat Creek Park: 14.9 mi
- Fall River Lions Community Park: 21.2 mi
- Smithy: 18.1 mi
- Ladies cabin: 18.1 mi
- Afterthought Mine: 18.6 mi
- Lockhart Ferry: 21.1 mi
- "Stand by Me" Bridge: 12.7 mi
- Hat Creek Radio Observatory: 21.0 mi
- Dad Lofton Spring: 16.1 mi
- Deer Springs: 17.0 mi
- Hillcrest Rest Area: 5.8 mi
- Metal Horse: 20.1 mi
- Fort Crook Museum: 21.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Bales Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burney Mountain | SE 129° | 2,395 m | 14.2 mi |
| Snow Mountain | S 170° | 2,076 m | 12.2 mi |
| Clover Mountain | S 169° | 2,066 m | 13.7 mi |
| Mushroom Rock | N 357° | 1,897 m | 16.4 mi |
| Dan Hunt Mountain | SSE 163° | 1,892 m | 14.4 mi |
| Grizzly Peak | NNW 333° | 1,892 m | 16.1 mi |
| Dan Covey Butte | SSE 163° | 1,871 m | 14.9 mi |
| Green Mountain | SSE 159° | 1,843 m | 11.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 20:02 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 15:59 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 36 | 41 | 46 | 55 | 61 | 69 | 66 | 60 | 49 | 39 | 33 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burney, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 256480 — Bales Mountain, Shasta County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358796738
Day trips start here
- Shasta County · 16 mi
- McCloud · 27 mi
- Lakehead · 28 mi
- Dunsmuir · 29 mi
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