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Dead Horse Summit

Dead Horse Summit, seen from above at true elevation

Dead Horse Summit rises to 1,379 m in California. Buck Mountain stands 1,977 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Mushroom Rock, a peak 4.8 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49023815, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1379 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.20322, -121.76972

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 15
Parks: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Bigalow Bridge Day Use Area: 12.2 mi
  • Lakin Dam: 12.6 mi
  • Upper Falls Day Use Area: 12.7 mi
  • Lower Falls Day Use Area: 13.6 mi
Historic sites: 4
  • Smithy: 18.2 mi
  • Ladies cabin: 18.2 mi
  • Lockhart Ferry: 21.9 mi
  • Site of the First School in Fall River Valley: 24.3 mi
Springs: 3
Attractions: 2
  • "Stand by Me" Bridge: 15.2 mi
  • Freudian System Cave: 19.5 mi
Museums: 2
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Dead Horse Summit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buck MountainNNW 345°1,977 m12.2 mi
Black Fox MountainNNW 328°1,976 m11.7 mi
Mushroom RockWSW 245°1,897 m4.8 mi
Grizzly PeakWSW 250°1,892 m11.6 mi
Little Black Fox MountainNNW 333°1,869 m11.1 mi
Chalk MountainS 188°1,786 m14.6 mi
Bear MountainNNE 21°1,766 m7.3 mi
Pigeon HillWSW 253°1,750 m10.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:19
June solstice05:3520:0220:44
September equinox06:5518:3019:06
December solstice07:3015:5816:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363841465562706862524235
Precip in8.07.47.63.82.51.20.20.30.62.35.610.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mccloud, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 259118 — Dead Horse Summit, Siskiyou County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358797503

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