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Dog Creek Mountain

Dog Creek Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Dog Creek Mountain rises to 1,344 m in California. Ycatapom Peak stands 2,315 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Schell Mountain, a peak 3.0 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49025205, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1344 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.89765, -122.52168

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 45
  • French Gulch County Park: 14.3 mi
  • French Gulch Historic District: 14.6 mi
  • Margaret Polf Park: 15.7 mi
  • Shasta Park: 16.0 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 17.0 mi
Artworks: 24
  • The Best Grindstone in the World: 17.5 mi
  • Human Sundial: 22.2 mi
  • Dandelions: 22.4 mi
  • Howell's Dive Shop Mural: 22.4 mi
  • Mount Shasta: 22.5 mi
Picnic sites: 11
  • Behive Beach: 7.0 mi
  • Pollard Flat Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
  • Salt Creek Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
  • Bailey Cove Day Use: 12.7 mi
  • Fishermans Point: 13.9 mi
Museums: 11
Historic sites: 10
Gardens: 6
  • Memorial Garden: 17.0 mi
  • Matson, Mowder, Howe Celebration Garden: 22.0 mi
  • Medicinal Garden: 22.2 mi
  • Australian Garden: 22.2 mi
  • Chilean Garden: 22.2 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Crystal Creek Falls: 19.0 mi
  • Whiskeytown Falls: 20.3 mi
  • Burstarse Falls: 21.3 mi
  • Root Creek Falls: 21.7 mi
  • Kickapoo Waterfall: 21.9 mi
Springs: 6
Ghost towns: 5
Attractions: 4
Rest areas: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Beaches: 2
Cliffs: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Dog Creek Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ycatapom PeakWNW 302°2,315 m16.9 mi
Grey RocksNNE 13°2,190 m16.6 mi
Red MountainN 353°2,049 m11.2 mi
Bonanza KingNNW 338°2,027 m14.8 mi
Chicken Hawk HillN 11°1,919 m12.5 mi
Whisky Bill PeakN 0°1,916 m14.2 mi
Gozem PeakN 356°1,886 m12.5 mi
Rattlesnake HillNNE 13°1,871 m11.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4619:22
June solstice05:3920:0520:46
September equinox06:5818:3319:09
December solstice07:3216:0216:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485054596776838277665447
Precip in10.511.49.24.62.91.50.10.20.53.46.612.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shasta DAM, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1655975 — Dog Creek Mountain, Shasta County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358803889

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