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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

Peaks
Parks: 56
  • 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
Artworks: 25
  • 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
Picnic sites: 11
  • 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
Historic sites: 11
Museums: 10
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 BallyWSW 239°1,882 m17.6 mi
Schell MountainNW 315°1,580 m12.0 mi
Blue MountainNW 313°1,573 m16.9 mi
South Fork MountainSW 228°1,521 m17.2 mi
Wild Cow MountainNW 304°1,485 m12.2 mi
Salt Creek MountainNE 45°1,399 m14.1 mi
Bohemotash MountainWNW 302°1,346 m6.7 mi
Dog Creek MountainNW 325°1,344 m14.0 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 5080 °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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