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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
1265 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: 4
  • Red Banks: 10.2 mi
  • Red Banks: 10.3 mi
  • Castle Crags: 24.3 mi
  • Cosmic Wall: 25.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Siskiyou Beach: 18.0 mi
Attractions: 1
  • 1727 Class M6: 21.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Haystack. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ShastaSSE 153°4,321.8 m9.7 mi
Misery HillSSE 155°4,206.2 m9.8 mi
Thumb RockSSE 156°3,938.9 m10.3 mi
ShastinaSSE 161°3,758.2 m9.1 mi
ShastinaSSE 161°3,758.2 m9.1 mi
Shastarama PointSSE 157°3,393.9 m11.2 mi
Casaval RidgeSSE 163°3,187.9 m10.6 mi
Green ButteSSE 161°2,802 m11.9 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 5080 °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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