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Double Head Mountain

Double Head Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Double Head Mountain rises to 1,686 m in California. Lyons Peak stands 2,398 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Harvey Jones Butte, a peak 4.6 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49025589, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1686 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.76266, -121.16692

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Natural arches: 14
  • Captain Jacks Bridge: 16.8 mi
  • Peninsula Bridge: 17.3 mi
  • Chocolate Bridge: 18.2 mi
  • Hopkins Bridge: 18.3 mi
  • Venetian Bridge: 18.3 mi
Attractions: 10
  • Petroglyph Point: 12.9 mi
  • Hospital Rock: 16.4 mi
  • Captain Jack's Stronghold: 17.8 mi
  • Garden Bridges: 18.3 mi
  • Thomas-Wright Battlefield: 19.2 mi
Historic sites: 8
  • Canby's Cross: 12.9 mi
  • Captain Jack's Stronghold: 12.9 mi
  • Captain Jack's Stronghold: 13.0 mi
  • Canby's Cross: 13.0 mi
  • 1873 Two Warm Springs Indians: 13.1 mi
Cliffs: 7
  • Gillem Bluff: 20.6 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 20.7 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 20.7 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 20.7 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 20.8 mi
Parks: 4
  • Tulelake-Butte Valley Fairgrounds: 20.6 mi
  • Otis Roper Park: 21.0 mi
  • Malin Community Park: 21.5 mi
  • Long Bell State Game Refuge 1N: 23.8 mi
Springs: 2
  • Deer Spring: 15.1 mi
  • Big Al Spring: 23.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Doorknob Snowmobile park: 21.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Double Head Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lyons PeakSW 234°2,398 m21.7 mi
Glass MountainWSW 238°2,316 m20.7 mi
Indian ButteWSW 244°2,037 m19.6 mi
Bryant MountainNNW 343°1,969.313 m19.6 mi
Cougar ButteWSW 244°1,762 m17.4 mi
East PointENE 74°1,752 m16.9 mi
Blue MountainENE 75°1,746 m16.5 mi
Hippo ButteW 260°1,671 m19.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4019:17
June solstice05:3120:0120:44
September equinox06:5318:2719:04
December solstice07:2915:5316:38

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333540445260696862513932
Precip in1.62.11.91.31.41.00.40.30.40.81.51.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lava Beds NAT MON, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 259508 — Double Head Mountain, Modoc County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358797597

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