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Bass Mountain

Bass Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bass Mountain rises to 844 m in California. Shasta Bally stands 1,882 m to the west-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Shasta Lake Ranger Station, a attraction 2.6 miles away.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49011003, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
844 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.73293, -122.36723

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 55
  • Shasta Park: 3.1 mi
  • Margaret Polf Park: 3.4 mi
  • Clair Engle Park: 3.6 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 3.6 mi
  • Buckeye Community Park: 7.3 mi
Peaks
Artworks: 24
  • The Best Grindstone in the World: 3.7 mi
  • Human Sundial: 9.7 mi
  • Dandelions: 10.1 mi
  • Howell's Dive Shop Mural: 10.1 mi
  • Balloons: 10.1 mi
Historic sites: 11
Museums: 10
Picnic sites: 8
  • Fishermans Point: 2.7 mi
  • Bailey Cove Day Use: 5.3 mi
  • Behive Beach: 8.2 mi
  • Salt Creek Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
  • (Unnamed) Island Picnic Site: 13.4 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Crystal Creek Falls: 16.8 mi
  • Whiskeytown Falls: 17.4 mi
  • Clover Creek Falls: 19.1 mi
  • Potem Falls: 19.2 mi
  • Three Falls: 21.2 mi
Gardens: 6
  • Memorial Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Medicinal Garden: 9.6 mi
  • Australian Garden: 9.6 mi
  • South African Garden: 9.6 mi
  • Chilean Garden: 9.7 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Attractions: 4
Nature reserves: 4
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Bass Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shasta BallyWSW1,882 m17.6 mi
Damnation PeakNNW1,603 m17.8 mi
Schell MountainNW1,580 m12.0 mi
Blue MountainNW1,573 m16.9 mi
Wild Cow MountainNW1,485 m12.2 mi
Bohemotash MountainWNW1,346 m6.7 mi
Dog Creek MountainNW1,344 m14.0 mi
Salt Creek MountainNE1,319 m14.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4619:22
June solstice05:3920:0420:45
September equinox06:5818:3219:08
December solstice07:3116:0216:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485054596776838277665447
Precip in10.511.49.24.62.91.50.10.20.53.46.612.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shasta DAM, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358796776

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