Peak · California
Cape Horn
Cape Horn rises to 895 m in California. Locke Peak stands 2,182 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Portuguese Point, a peak 1.9 miles away.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q35732740, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 895 m
How to reach it
Coordinates39.96710, -121.59275
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Portuguese Point: 1.9 mi
- Platte Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Gold Hill: 3.6 mi
- Gold Hill: 3.8 mi
- Bottle Hill: 4.7 mi
Parks: 41
- Moore Road Ball Park: 12.4 mi
- Bille Park: 13.6 mi
- Terry Ashe Park: 14.3 mi
- Crain Memorial Park: 14.4 mi
- Paradise Community Park: 14.9 mi
Springs: 29
- Cold Spring: 7.3 mi
- Bennett Spring: 7.8 mi
- Bell Spring: 9.7 mi
- Sulphur Lick: 10.1 mi
- Root Spring: 10.6 mi
Museums: 11
- Depot Museum: 14.9 mi
- Chico Air Museum: 18.0 mi
- Museum of Northern California Art: 20.8 mi
- Gateway Science Museum: 20.9 mi
- Chico Children's Museum: 21.0 mi
Historic sites: 7
- 9/11 Memorial: 18.2 mi
- IN HONOR OF ALL CHICO AREA VETERANS: 20.1 mi
- IN LOVING MEMORY OF Kristina Chesterman 1992-2013: 20.1 mi
- Chico Community Labyrinth: 21.0 mi
- Bidwell Mansion: 21.0 mi
Artworks: 7
- Downtown Kaleidoscope: 21.0 mi
- Monoliths: 21.1 mi
- Chico State Flame: 21.2 mi
- Ring Roll: 21.2 mi
- Three Sisters: 21.2 mi
Cliffs: 6
- East China Point: 7.1 mi
- Steamboat Point: 11.8 mi
- Elephant Butte: 13.7 mi
- Mill Creek Rim: 17.3 mi
- Cape Horn: 17.8 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Paradise Lake Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
- Philbrook Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
- Five Mile: 17.6 mi
- Elam Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
- Sandy Point Day Use: 22.0 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Lower Deer Creek Falls: 13.9 mi
- Deer Creek Falls: 16.8 mi
- Deadhorse Falls: 23.3 mi
- Phantom Falls: 24.7 mi
- Little Phantom Falls: 24.8 mi
Gardens: 4
- Chico Seed Orchard: 20.7 mi
- Rose Garden: 21.0 mi
- Mary Lemcke Camellia Garden: 21.1 mi
- George Petersen Rose Garden: 21.2 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Deer Creek Preserve: 13.8 mi
- Bucks Lake Wilderness: 21.1 mi
- Gray Davis Dye Creek Preserve: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Cape Horn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Locke Peak | NE 42° | 2,182 m | 14.8 mi |
| Bald Eagle Mountain | E 96° | 2,179 m | 19.0 mi |
| Eagle Rocks | NE 35° | 2,149 m | 16.6 mi |
| Humboldt Peak | NE 34° | 2,147 m | 15.3 mi |
| Snow Mountain | NE 53° | 2,127 m | 11.3 mi |
| Humboldt Summit | NNE 30° | 2,085 m | 14.9 mi |
| Spring Valley Mountain | ENE 73° | 2,081 m | 11.8 mi |
| Mount Hope | ENE 76° | 2,007 m | 13.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:59 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:02 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 45 | 49 | 53 | 60 | 68 | 75 | 74 | 69 | 60 | 49 | 43 |
| Precip in | 11.9 | 11.8 | 9.6 | 5.2 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 6.4 | 13.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — DE Sabla, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1666433 — Cape Horn, Butte County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358815894
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