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Cats Head Mountain

Cats Head Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q35733283, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1051 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.95884, -119.25151

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Springs: 17
Attractions: 8
  • 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
Picnic sites: 8
Waterfalls: 8
Historic sites: 5
Cliffs: 4
Museums: 4
Nature reserves: 3
  • Kinsman Flat Wildlife Area: 18.0 mi
  • Big Table Mountain Ecological Reserve: 19.8 mi
  • Whisky Snowmobile Area: 23.4 mi
Beaches: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Bookie Bear: 15.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Cats Head Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Three SistersNE 40°3,215 m16.4 mi
Brown PeakNE 43°3,145 m15.7 mi
Dogtooth PeakNE 41°3,126 m17.9 mi
Eagle PeakNE 55°3,125 m15.8 mi
Nelson MountainNE 51°3,120 m14.4 mi
Bear MountainNE 42°2,903 m12.9 mi
Dome of the Immaculate ConceptionENE 63°2,805 m14.8 mi
Marble PointNE 38°2,703 m13.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3519:09
June solstice05:3919:4220:21
September equinox06:4618:2118:55
December solstice07:0716:0416:45

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, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358763267

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