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Haycock Peak

Haycock Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Haycock Peak rises to 598 m in California. Red Mountain stands 2,049 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Sacramento Mountain, a peak 2.2 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49035424, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
598 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.87098, -122.37557

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 50
  • Shasta Park: 12.5 mi
  • Margaret Polf Park: 12.6 mi
  • Clair Engle Park: 13.1 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 13.2 mi
  • Buckeye Community Park: 16.7 mi
Artworks: 26
  • The Best Grindstone in the World: 13.2 mi
  • Human Sundial: 19.2 mi
  • Dandelions: 19.5 mi
  • Howell's Dive Shop Mural: 19.6 mi
  • Balloons: 19.6 mi
Picnic sites: 11
  • Behive Beach: 2.2 mi
  • Salt Creek Picnic Area: 2.4 mi
  • Bailey Cove Day Use: 5.8 mi
  • McCloud Bridge Day Use: 8.2 mi
  • Pollard Flat Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
Historic sites: 11
  • Dam Builders Monument: 13.0 mi
  • Veteran's Monument: 13.2 mi
  • Twin Tower Memorial: 13.2 mi
  • Afterthought Mine: 18.4 mi
  • Caldwell Monument: 19.2 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Potem Falls: 18.3 mi
  • Lewisia Falls: 20.1 mi
  • Root Creek Falls: 21.1 mi
  • Burstarse Falls: 21.6 mi
  • Crystal Creek Falls: 21.8 mi
Gardens: 6
  • Memorial Garden: 13.1 mi
  • Medicinal Garden: 19.1 mi
  • Matson, Mowder, Howe Celebration Garden: 19.1 mi
  • Australian Garden: 19.2 mi
  • South African Garden: 19.2 mi
Attractions: 5
Ghost towns: 5
Nature reserves: 4
Springs: 3
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 2
Cliffs: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Haycock Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red MountainNW 325°2,049 m15.7 mi
Chicken Hawk HillNNW 340°1,919 m15.0 mi
Rattlesnake HillNNW 339°1,871 m14.0 mi
Tombstone MountainNNE 27°1,693 m13.7 mi
State MountainNW 317°1,675 m12.4 mi
High MountainNNE 33°1,639 m9.9 mi
Damnation PeakNW 308°1,603 m10.1 mi
Schell MountainW 262°1,580 m8.2 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 solstice07:3116:0216:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358799853

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