Ball Mountain
Ball Mountain rises to 2,373 m in California. The Whaleback stands 2,601 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Martins Dairy Picnic Area, a picnic site 2.3 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Siskiyou County, California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49010540, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,373 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Butte Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Willow Creek Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Ikes Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Goosenest: 6.2 mi
- Eagle Rock: 7.2 mi
- Coming Home: 17.6 mi
- The Nurses: 17.6 mi
- All Wounded Warriors: 17.6 mi
- POW - MIA: 17.6 mi
- Why? Group: 17.6 mi
- Copco Number 1 Dam: 15.7 mi
- Copco Number 2 Dam: 15.9 mi
- New Pokegama: 16.5 mi
- Iron Gate Dam: 17.4 mi
- Living Memorial Sculpture Garden: 17.8 mi
- Deer Mountain Snowmobile Park: 15.7 mi
- Turtle Campground: 17.4 mi
- Lava Lakes Wildlife Sanctuary: 18.0 mi
- Juniper Point Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
- Spring Island Day Use Site: 20.8 mi
- Butte Valley Wildlife Area: 5.7 mi
- Shasta Valley Wildlife Area: 18.0 mi
- Klamath River Fishing Access: 20.9 mi
- China Hill Yreka Phlox Preserve: 24.0 mi
- Cedar Point: 15.6 mi
- Padgetts Bluff: 15.9 mi
- Klamath Rim: 15.9 mi
- Ward's Canyon: 16.3 mi
- Martins Dairy Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
- Mirror Cove Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
- Grass Lake Rest Area: 10.5 mi
- Randolph E. Collier Rest Area: 21.8 mi
- Whitney Falls: 23.5 mi
- Coquette Falls: 24.2 mi
- Railroad Museum: 19.8 mi
- Pinehurst: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Ball Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Whaleback | S 178° | 2,601 m | 18.5 mi |
| West Haight Mountain | SSE 156° | 2,430 m | 19.3 mi |
| Willow Creek Mountain | WNW 288° | 2,384 m | 4.6 mi |
| Butte Mountain | NNW 332° | 2,103 m | 3.9 mi |
| Deer Mountain | S 174° | 2,098 m | 13.1 mi |
| Eagle Rock | NW 322° | 2,092 m | 7.2 mi |
| Herd Peak | SSW 199° | 2,087 m | 12.2 mi |
| Ulcer Point | SSE 162° | 2,003 m | 20.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:44 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 20:05 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 15:57 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 41 | 45 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 74 | 74 | 67 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Copco #1 DAM, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358796743
Day trips start here
- Hornbrook · 22 mi
- Yreka · 25 mi
- Siskiyou County · 26 mi
- Weed · 28 mi
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