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Cape Horn

Cape Horn, seen from above at true elevation

Cape Horn rises to 2,890 m in California. Mount Goddard stands 4,126 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Loper Peak, a peak 1.1 miles away.

The story

mountain in the Sierra Nevada of California

Wikidata Q35732748, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2890 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.04560, -118.92337

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 14
Waterfalls: 14
Picnic sites: 12
  • Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
  • Helms Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
  • Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 4.5 mi
  • Mc Kinley Botanical Area: 10.3 mi
  • Dinkey Fisherman Picnic Site: 12.8 mi
Attractions: 10
  • John Muir Rock: 13.0 mi
  • Zephyr Headquarters: 16.9 mi
  • Whitewater Voyages Headquarters: 16.9 mi
  • Rock Monster: 17.5 mi
  • Chicago Stump: 17.7 mi
Parks: 8
Cliffs: 7
Historic sites: 6
  • Blue Canyon Cabin: 10.7 mi
  • Qualls Camp: 11.6 mi
  • 786 Squadron Memorial: 19.5 mi
  • Shorty's Granite Pass Cabin: 20.5 mi
  • China Camp: 23.8 mi
Beaches: 2
Museums: 1
  • Museum of the Sierra: 22.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Cape Horn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GoddardENE 70°4,126 m11.9 mi
Mount HansenE 81°3,955 m12.9 mi
ScyllaE 79°3,940 m13.1 mi
Mount McGeeENE 58°3,938 m12.1 mi
Mount ReinsteinENE 77°3,841.8 m10.5 mi
Emerald PeakNE 47°3,824 m12.1 mi
Peter PeakNE 55°3,800 m12.0 mi
Finger PeakE 96°3,779.7 m10.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3419:08
June solstice05:3719:4120:19
September equinox06:4418:2018:54
December solstice07:0616:0216:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464853586573818176665345
Precip in5.64.95.12.61.40.40.20.00.21.42.14.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Balch PWR House, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358803838

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