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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
2345 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.50655, -121.41498

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 29
Cliffs: 11
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 PeakWSW 255°3,187 m4.9 mi
Brokeoff MountainWSW 241°2,814 m8.7 mi
Eagle PeakWSW 250°2,811 m5.8 mi
Mount DillerWSW 247°2,750 m7.4 mi
Ski Heil PeakWSW 248°2,721 m6.1 mi
Mount HelenWSW 242°2,694 m5.2 mi
Pilot PinnacleWSW 247°2,672 m6.7 mi
Bumpass MountainSW 235°2,664 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 5080 °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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