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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: 49
  • 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: 25
  • 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
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
Picnic sites: 10
  • 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
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
Ghost towns: 5
Attractions: 4
Nature reserves: 4
Springs: 3
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 2
Cliffs: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Haycock Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red MountainNW2,049 m15.7 mi
Chicken Hawk HillNNW1,919 m15.0 mi
Rattlesnake HillNNW1,871 m14.0 mi
Tombstone MountainNNE1,693 m13.7 mi
State MountainNW1,675 m12.4 mi
High MountainNNE1,639 m9.9 mi
Damnation PeakNW1,603 m10.1 mi
Schell MountainW1,580 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 50–80 °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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