Cats Head Mountain
Cats Head Mountain rises to 1,051 m in California. Three Sisters stands 3,215 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Eagle Peak, a peak 1.9 miles away. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q35733283, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,051 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Trimmer Recreation Area: 4.4 mi
- Shaver Lake Community Park: 10.5 mi
- Fishing Club: 10.9 mi
- Teakettle Experiment Area: 11.8 mi
- Winton Park: 12.3 mi
- Eagle Peak: 1.9 mi
- Branford Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Barnes Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Davis Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Hacker Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Cole Spring: 2.4 mi
- Sycamore Springs: 6.1 mi
- Blue Clay Spring: 9.2 mi
- Clover Meadow Spring: 11.8 mi
- Lousy Spring: 12.2 mi
- Whitewater Voyages Headquarters: 8.5 mi
- Zephyr Headquarters: 8.5 mi
- Chicago Stump: 18.8 mi
- Gamlin Cabin: 21.2 mi
- Centennial Stump: 21.2 mi
- Mc Kinley Botanical Area: 9.1 mi
- Dinkey Fisherman Picnic Site: 9.2 mi
- Eagle Point Day Use Area: 11.6 mi
- Helms Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
- Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
- Rancheria Creek Falls: 14.1 mi
- Stevenson Creek Falls: 15.6 mi
- Garlic Falls: 17.9 mi
- Line Creek Falls: 20.8 mi
- Rancheria Falls: 21.2 mi
- Academy: 16.5 mi
- Exact Center of California: 18.0 mi
- Qualls Camp: 19.4 mi
- 786 Squadron Memorial: 21.1 mi
- Whites Cabin: 24.7 mi
- Grand Bluff: 7.7 mi
- Patterson Bluffs: 9.6 mi
- Big Sandy Bluff: 12.0 mi
- San Joaquin Butte: 17.8 mi
- Museum of the Sierra: 11.8 mi
- Sierra-Mono Indian Museum: 23.3 mi
- Sanger Depot Museum: 24.5 mi
- Millerton Courthouse Museum: 24.8 mi
- Kinsman Flat Wildlife Area: 18.0 mi
- Big Table Mountain Ecological Reserve: 19.8 mi
- Whisky Snowmobile Area: 23.4 mi
- Jumping Rock: 22.3 mi
- Sandy Cove Beach: 22.7 mi
- Bookie Bear: 15.2 mi
- Oakhurst: 17.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cats Head Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Sisters | NE 40° | 3,215 m | 16.4 mi |
| Brown Peak | NE 43° | 3,145 m | 15.7 mi |
| Dogtooth Peak | NE 41° | 3,126 m | 17.9 mi |
| Nelson Mountain | NE 51° | 3,120 m | 14.4 mi |
| Bear Mountain | NE 42° | 2,903 m | 12.9 mi |
| Dome of the Immaculate Conception | ENE 63° | 2,805 m | 14.8 mi |
| Marble Point | NE 38° | 2,703 m | 13.2 mi |
| Trapper Dome | NE 55° | 2,677 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:42 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 16:04 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 48 | 53 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 81 | 81 | 76 | 66 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 5.6 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Balch PWR House, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358763267
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