Drop Rock
Drop Rock rises to 1,029 m in California. Mount Shasta stands 4,322 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Owls Head, a peak 0.1 miles away.
The story
mountain in California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49025836, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1029 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Owls Head: 0.1 mi
- Rabbit Hill: 1.9 mi
- Dorris Hill: 2.5 mi
- Steamboat Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Camelback: 4.3 mi
- Lava Lakes Wildlife Sanctuary: 1.4 mi
- Hoy Park: 9.5 mi
- Siskiyou County Fairgrounds: 11.4 mi
- Newton Park: 12.1 mi
- Gold Street Community Garden: 12.1 mi
- Welcoming Dragon: 11.2 mi
- Welcome Sign / Sculpture: 11.7 mi
- The Nurses: 12.8 mi
- The Flute Player: 12.8 mi
- All Wounded Warriors: 12.8 mi
- Living Memorial Sculpture Garden: 13.0 mi
- Hot LZ Memorial Wall: 13.0 mi
- Klamathon: 16.8 mi
- Iron Gate Dam: 18.7 mi
- Alden Historical Marker: 19.8 mi
- Shasta Valley Wildlife Area: 4.1 mi
- China Hill Yreka Phlox Preserve: 11.3 mi
- Yreka Phlox Preserve: 14.5 mi
- Klamath River Fishing Access: 16.7 mi
- Butte Valley Wildlife Area: 22.1 mi
- Railroad Museum: 6.9 mi
- Siskiyou County Museum: 11.8 mi
- Weed Museum: 16.6 mi
- Fort Jones Museum: 21.9 mi
- Sisson Museum: 25.0 mi
- Lower Greenhorn Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
- Martins Dairy Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
- Cougar Park Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
- Mirror Cove Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
- Weed Airport Rest Area: 12.9 mi
- Weed Airport Rest Area: 12.9 mi
- Grass Lake Rest Area: 13.4 mi
- Randolph E. Collier Rest Area: 15.1 mi
- Whitney Falls: 16.9 mi
- Coquette Falls: 18.5 mi
- Ash Creek Falls: 23.2 mi
- Mud Creek Falls: 24.2 mi
- Red Banks: 21.6 mi
- Red Banks: 21.7 mi
- Ward's Canyon: 22.2 mi
- Klamath Rim: 23.5 mi
- Big Springs: 23.7 mi
- Panther Springs: 24.1 mi
- Red Rock Spring: 25.0 mi
- Sulphur Springs: 21.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of Drop Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Shasta | SE 146° | 4,321.8 m | 21.2 mi |
| Misery Hill | SSE 146° | 4,206.2 m | 21.3 mi |
| Shastina | SSE 149° | 3,758.2 m | 20.4 mi |
| Shastina | SSE 149° | 3,758.2 m | 20.4 mi |
| China Mountain | SSW 202° | 2,606 m | 21.2 mi |
| The Whaleback | ESE 122° | 2,601 m | 17.4 mi |
| Willow Creek Mountain | NE 42° | 2,384 m | 14.3 mi |
| Ball Mountain | ENE 57° | 2,373 m | 16.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:45 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 20:06 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 15:58 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 40 | 44 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 36 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montague Siskiyou AP, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358805823
Day trips start here
- Siskiyou County · 9 mi
- Yreka · 12 mi
- Weed · 17 mi
- Hornbrook · 18 mi
- Klamath River · 25 mi
- Mount Shasta · 25 mi
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