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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
Parks: 41
Springs: 29
Museums: 11
Historic sites: 7
Artworks: 7
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 5
Waterfalls: 5
Ghost towns: 4

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Cape Horn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Locke PeakNE2,182 m14.8 mi
Bald Eagle MountainE2,179 m19.0 mi
Eagle RocksNE2,149 m16.6 mi
Humboldt PeakNE2,147 m15.3 mi
Snow MountainNE2,127 m11.3 mi
Humboldt SummitNNE2,085 m14.9 mi
Spring Valley MountainENE2,081 m11.8 mi
Mount HopeENE2,007 m13.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:19
June solstice05:3919:5920:39
September equinox06:5518:2919:05
December solstice07:2516:0216:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444549536068757469604943
Precip in11.911.89.65.23.11.00.00.10.43.46.413.0

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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