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Harris Mountain

Harris Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Harris Mountain rises to 1,748 m in California. Haight Mountain stands 2,434 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Cub Hill, a peak 2.1 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49035073, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1748 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.44988, -121.75611

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Natural arches: 13
  • Heppe Bridge: 20.4 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 21.3 mi
  • Ovis Bridge: 21.4 mi
  • Brushy Bridge: 21.8 mi
  • Venetian Bridge: 21.8 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Freudian System Cave: 5.2 mi
  • Hidden Valley: 20.0 mi
  • Garden Bridges: 21.8 mi
  • Fleener Chimneys: 23.4 mi
  • Black Crater: 24.2 mi
Waterfalls: 6
Picnic sites: 5
  • Doorknob Snowmobile park: 18.3 mi
  • Upper Falls Day Use Area: 19.6 mi
  • Bigalow Bridge Day Use Area: 20.0 mi
  • Lakin Dam: 20.0 mi
  • Lower Falls Day Use Area: 20.5 mi
Springs: 3
Parks: 3
Cliffs: 2
  • Red Banks: 23.3 mi
  • Red Banks: 23.3 mi
Hot springs: 1
Museums: 1
  • Heritage Junction Museum: 24.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Harris Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Haight MountainWNW 297°2,434 m12.1 mi
West Haight MountainWNW 296°2,430 m14.2 mi
Rainbow MountainW 279°2,301 m10.5 mi
Dry Creek PeakW 275°2,298 m11.3 mi
Medicine MountainNE 43°2,295 m10.8 mi
Badger PeakNNE 33°2,236 m12.2 mi
Little Mount HoffmanNNE 29°2,197 m10.2 mi
Garner MountainNNW 344°2,195 m10.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:19
June solstice05:3420:0320:45
September equinox06:5518:2919:06
December solstice07:3115:5716:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333540445260696862513932
Precip in1.62.11.91.31.41.00.40.30.40.81.51.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lava Beds NAT MON, 22 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358798072

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