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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: 52
  • 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: 24
  • 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
Historic sites: 12
Picnic sites: 10
  • 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
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 HillNNW1,871 m15.7 mi
Tombstone MountainNNE1,693 m16.0 mi
State MountainNW1,675 m13.6 mi
High MountainNNE1,639 m12.2 mi
Damnation PeakNW1,603 m10.9 mi
Schell MountainW1,580 m7.2 mi
Blue MountainWNW1,573 m11.7 mi
Tater HillNNE1,560 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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