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Haystack

Haystack, seen from above at true elevation

Haystack rises to 1,265 m in California. Mount Shasta stands 4,322 m to the south-southeast, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Yellow Butte, a peak 1.3 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Siskiyou County, California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49035489, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,265 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.53404, -122.27946

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 17
Artworks: 13
  • The Flute Player: 2.5 mi
  • Korean War Memorial: 2.6 mi
  • The Nurses: 2.6 mi
  • Greatest Generation: 2.6 mi
  • Why? Group: 2.6 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Whitney Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Coquette Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Ash Creek Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Mud Creek Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Faery Falls: 19.1 mi
Picnic sites: 7
Historic sites: 6
  • Hot LZ Memorial Wall: 2.6 mi
  • Living Memorial Sculpture Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Old fire lookout foundation: 12.1 mi
  • Everett Memorial: 13.9 mi
  • Monroe Memorial: 14.4 mi
Museums: 6
  • Weed Museum: 9.2 mi
  • Sisson Museum: 15.8 mi
  • Railroad Museum: 18.5 mi
  • Heritage Junction Museum: 20.7 mi
  • Siskiyou Arts Museum: 22.4 mi
Springs: 5
  • Panther Springs: 12.8 mi
  • Big Springs: 14.4 mi
  • Red Rock Spring: 19.7 mi
  • Shasta View Spring: 20.1 mi
  • White Ridge Spring: 23.2 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2
Hot springs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Siskiyou Beach: 18.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Haystack. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ShastaSSE4,322 m9.7 mi
Misery HillSSE4,206 m9.8 mi
Thumb RockSSE3,939 m10.3 mi
ShastinaSSE3,758 m9.1 mi
Shastarama PointSSE3,394 m11.2 mi
Casaval RidgeSSE3,188 m10.6 mi
Green ButteSSE2,802 m11.9 mi
Mount EddySW2,751 m18.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:22
June solstice05:3620:0520:47
September equinox06:5718:3119:08
December solstice07:3315:5816:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363842475461686761514135
Precip in7.17.46.23.22.21.20.20.20.52.24.37.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Shasta, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 261187 — Haystack, Siskiyou County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358798093

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