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Drop Rock

Drop Rock, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates41.66320, -122.42530

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 17
  • 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
Artworks: 14
  • 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
Historic sites: 11
Museums: 5
Picnic sites: 4
Waterfalls: 4
  • Whitney Falls: 16.9 mi
  • Coquette Falls: 18.5 mi
  • Ash Creek Falls: 23.2 mi
  • Mud Creek Falls: 24.2 mi
Cliffs: 4
  • Red Banks: 21.6 mi
  • Red Banks: 21.7 mi
  • Ward's Canyon: 22.2 mi
  • Klamath Rim: 23.5 mi
Springs: 3
  • Big Springs: 23.7 mi
  • Panther Springs: 24.1 mi
  • Red Rock Spring: 25.0 mi
Hot springs: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ShastaSE 146°4,321.8 m21.2 mi
Misery HillSSE 146°4,206.2 m21.3 mi
ShastinaSSE 149°3,758.2 m20.4 mi
ShastinaSSE 149°3,758.2 m20.4 mi
China MountainSSW 202°2,606 m21.2 mi
The WhalebackESE 122°2,601 m17.4 mi
Willow Creek MountainNE 42°2,384 m14.3 mi
Ball MountainENE 57°2,373 m16.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4519:22
June solstice05:3620:0620:48
September equinox06:5818:3219:09
December solstice07:3415:5816:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374044495765747265534236
Precip in1.41.41.31.11.10.60.20.30.30.91.32.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montague Siskiyou AP, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358805823

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