Gray Rocks
Gray Rocks rises to 723 m in California. High Mountain stands 1,639 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Mountain, a peak 2.6 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Shasta County, California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49033268, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 723 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Clair Engle Park: 5.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 5.8 mi
- Shasta Park: 6.0 mi
- Margaret Polf Park: 6.5 mi
- Northridge Park: 9.2 mi
- Bear Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Bass Mountain: 3.7 mi
- North Gray Rocks: 4.0 mi
- Fish Mountain: 4.0 mi
- O'Brien Mountain: 4.5 mi
- The Best Grindstone in the World: 5.3 mi
- Human Sundial: 11.5 mi
- Dandelions: 11.9 mi
- Balloons: 12.0 mi
- Howell's Dive Shop Mural: 12.0 mi
- Dam Builders Monument: 5.6 mi
- Veteran's Monument: 5.8 mi
- Twin Tower Memorial: 5.9 mi
- The Monolith: 11.7 mi
- Caldwell Monument: 11.7 mi
- Potem Falls: 15.6 mi
- Clover Creek Falls: 16.0 mi
- Three Falls: 17.6 mi
- Montgomery Creek Falls: 20.4 mi
- Crystal Creek Falls: 20.5 mi
- Wintu Cultural Center: 5.6 mi
- Turtle Bay Museum: 11.5 mi
- Mill Building: 11.6 mi
- Old City Hall Art Gallery: 12.1 mi
- Shasta Historical Society: 12.2 mi
- Bailey Cove Day Use: 3.8 mi
- Fishermans Point: 6.3 mi
- Salt Creek Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
- Behive Beach: 8.9 mi
- McCloud Bridge Day Use: 13.5 mi
- Memorial Garden: 5.8 mi
- South African Garden: 11.4 mi
- Australian Garden: 11.4 mi
- Medicinal Garden: 11.4 mi
- Chilean Garden: 11.4 mi
- Shasta Lake Ranger Station: 3.7 mi
- Lake Shasta Caverns: 4.0 mi
- McConnell Botanical Gardens: 11.4 mi
- Sundial Bridge: 11.4 mi
- Lema Ranch: 10.5 mi
- Oak Savannah Arboretum: 11.1 mi
- Turtle Bay Bird Sanctuary: 11.4 mi
- Clover Creek Preserve: 13.4 mi
- Shasta: 14.2 mi
- Shasta State Historic Park: 14.4 mi
- Whiskeytown: 15.7 mi
- Deadwood: 22.8 mi
- O'Brien Rest Area: 3.4 mi
- Lakehead Rest Area: 12.9 mi
- Hillcrest Rest Area: 22.6 mi
- Oak Bottom Beach: 16.7 mi
- Brandy Creek Beach: 16.8 mi
- The Rim: 23.3 mi
- Bonnie Craigs: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Gray Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | N 5° | 1,639 m | 17.0 mi |
| Schell Mountain | WNW 302° | 1,580 m | 14.2 mi |
| Wild Cow Mountain | WNW 294° | 1,485 m | 14.8 mi |
| Nawtawaket Mountain | NNE 12° | 1,367 m | 16.3 mi |
| Bohemotash Mountain | WNW 286° | 1,346 m | 9.6 mi |
| Dog Creek Mountain | NW 312° | 1,344 m | 15.6 mi |
| Salt Creek Mountain | NE 35° | 1,319 m | 11.0 mi |
| Town Mountain | NE 41° | 1,317 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:03 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:02 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 50 | 54 | 59 | 67 | 76 | 83 | 82 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 47 |
| Precip in | 10.5 | 11.4 | 9.2 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 6.6 | 12.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shasta DAM, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 260832 — Gray Rocks, Shasta County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358797989
Day trips start here
- Shasta Lake · 6 mi
- Lakehead · 12 mi
- Redding · 12 mi
- Palo Cedro · 14 mi
- Shasta · 14 mi
- Shasta County · 14 mi
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