Herd Peak
Herd Peak rises to 2,087 m in California. Mount Shasta stands 4,322 m to the south, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Miller Mountain, a peak 2.1 miles away.
The story
mountain in California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49036051, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2087 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Miller Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Sheep Rock: 3.3 mi
- Deer Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Yellow Butte: 5.8 mi
- Goosenest: 6.4 mi
- Deer Mountain Snowmobile Park: 6.5 mi
- Hoy Park: 9.2 mi
- Lava Lakes Wildlife Sanctuary: 11.4 mi
- Charles Byrd Park: 15.4 mi
- Bel Air Park: 16.7 mi
- Coming Home: 5.6 mi
- The Nurses: 5.6 mi
- All Wounded Warriors: 5.6 mi
- Why? Group: 5.6 mi
- POW - MIA: 5.6 mi
- Living Memorial Sculpture Garden: 5.8 mi
- Hot LZ Memorial Wall: 5.9 mi
- Old fire lookout foundation: 19.0 mi
- Everett Memorial: 20.3 mi
- Monroe Memorial: 21.3 mi
- Shasta Valley Wildlife Area: 13.9 mi
- Butte Valley Wildlife Area: 17.7 mi
- China Hill Yreka Phlox Preserve: 21.4 mi
- Sisson Meadow: 21.9 mi
- Klamath River Fishing Access: 24.1 mi
- Grass Lake Rest Area: 3.5 mi
- Weed Airport Rest Area: 15.5 mi
- Weed Airport Rest Area: 15.6 mi
- Randolph E. Collier Rest Area: 23.4 mi
- Whitney Falls: 11.5 mi
- Coquette Falls: 12.5 mi
- Ash Creek Falls: 16.1 mi
- Mud Creek Falls: 17.8 mi
- Weed Museum: 16.0 mi
- Railroad Museum: 16.8 mi
- Siskiyou County Museum: 22.0 mi
- Sisson Museum: 22.6 mi
- Martins Dairy Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
- Cougar Park Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
- Lower Greenhorn Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
- Red Banks: 15.9 mi
- Red Banks: 16.0 mi
- Padgetts Bluff: 24.5 mi
- Panther Springs: 18.7 mi
- Big Springs: 21.2 mi
- Sulphur Springs: 15.2 mi
- Lake Siskiyou Beach: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Herd Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Shasta | S 173° | 4,321.8 m | 15.2 mi |
| Misery Hill | S 173° | 4,206.2 m | 15.5 mi |
| Thumb Rock | S 173° | 3,938.9 m | 16.0 mi |
| Shastina | S 178° | 3,758.2 m | 15.1 mi |
| Shastina | S 178° | 3,758.2 m | 15.1 mi |
| Shastarama Point | S 173° | 3,393.9 m | 16.9 mi |
| Casaval Ridge | S 178° | 3,187.9 m | 16.6 mi |
| Green Butte | S 176° | 2,802 m | 17.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 20:05 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 15:58 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 40 | 44 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 36 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montague Siskiyou AP, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358798114
Day trips start here
- Weed · 16 mi
- Siskiyou County · 18 mi
- Mount Shasta · 22 mi
- Yreka · 22 mi
- Hornbrook · 26 mi
- McCloud · 26 mi
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