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Elmore Mountain

Elmore Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Elmore Mountain rises to 741 m in California. Rattlesnake Hill stands 1,871 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Behive Beach, a picnic site 0.8 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49027969, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
741 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.83987, -122.39307

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 53
  • Shasta Park: 10.4 mi
  • Margaret Polf Park: 10.4 mi
  • Clair Engle Park: 11.1 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 11.1 mi
  • Buckeye Community Park: 14.5 mi
Artworks: 25
  • The Best Grindstone in the World: 11.2 mi
  • Human Sundial: 17.0 mi
  • Dandelions: 17.4 mi
  • Howell's Dive Shop Mural: 17.4 mi
  • Balloons: 17.5 mi
Picnic sites: 13
  • Behive Beach: 0.8 mi
  • Salt Creek Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
  • Bailey Cove Day Use: 4.9 mi
  • Fishermans Point: 8.7 mi
  • McCloud Bridge Day Use: 10.2 mi
Historic sites: 12
Museums: 10
Waterfalls: 10
  • Potem Falls: 19.1 mi
  • Crystal Creek Falls: 19.7 mi
  • Whiskeytown Falls: 20.6 mi
  • Lewisia Falls: 22.4 mi
  • Three Falls: 22.6 mi
Gardens: 6
  • Memorial Garden: 11.1 mi
  • Matson, Mowder, Howe Celebration Garden: 17.0 mi
  • Medicinal Garden: 17.0 mi
  • Australian Garden: 17.0 mi
  • South African Garden: 17.0 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Attractions: 4
Nature reserves: 4
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 3
Beaches: 2
Cliffs: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Elmore Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rattlesnake HillNNW 345°1,871 m15.7 mi
Tombstone MountainNNE 27°1,693 m16.0 mi
State MountainNW 326°1,675 m13.6 mi
High MountainNNE 31°1,639 m12.2 mi
Damnation PeakNW 320°1,603 m10.9 mi
Schell MountainW 278°1,580 m7.2 mi
Blue MountainWNW 291°1,573 m11.7 mi
Tater HillNNE 27°1,560 m14.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4619:22
June solstice05:3920:0420:45
September equinox06:5818:3219:08
December solstice07:3116:0216:46

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, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 266692 — Elmore Mountain, Shasta County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358799819

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