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Hat Mountain

Hat Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Hat Mountain rises to 2,345 m in California. Lassen Peak stands 3,187 m to the west-southwest, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Lassen Volcanic National Park, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
2,345 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.50655, -121.41498

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 29
Cliffs: 10
Attractions: 8
  • Devastated Area: 2.7 mi
  • Hot Rock: 4.4 mi
  • Devils Kitchen: 4.6 mi
  • Bumpass Hell: 5.7 mi
  • Sulphur Works: 7.5 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Kings Creek Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Mill Creek Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Bluff Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Deadhorse Falls: 21.2 mi
  • Deer Creek Falls: 21.7 mi
Hot springs: 5
Parks: 5
  • Chester Park: 16.7 mi
  • Swain Mountain Experimental Forest: 16.9 mi
  • Dig It Meadow: 17.3 mi
  • Clear Creek Park: 24.0 mi
  • Meadow Park: 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Kings Creek Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
  • Hat Creek Campground Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
  • Old Station Day Use Area: 11.6 mi
  • Elam Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
Historic sites: 2
  • Mount Harkness Lookout: 7.9 mi
  • Fort Maxwell: 10.1 mi
Beaches: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Museums: 1
  • Chester-Lake Almanor Museum: 16.8 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Totem Pole: 24.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Hat Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lassen PeakWSW3,187 m4.9 mi
Brokeoff MountainWSW2,814 m8.7 mi
Eagle PeakWSW2,811 m5.8 mi
Mount DillerWSW2,750 m7.4 mi
Ski Heil PeakWSW2,721 m6.1 mi
Mount HelenWSW2,694 m5.2 mi
Pilot PinnacleWSW2,672 m6.7 mi
Bumpass MountainSW2,664 m5.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:18
June solstice05:3619:5920:40
September equinox06:5418:2819:04
December solstice07:2615:5916:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323235394855636257463731
Precip in6.55.56.44.32.91.30.30.30.72.74.76.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Manzanita Lake, 9 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Lassen Volcanic National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Dec and Mar; busiest: Jul.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358767241

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