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Herd Peak

Herd Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates41.62793, -122.23251

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 15
Artworks: 12
  • 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
Historic sites: 10
  • 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
Nature reserves: 6
Waterfalls: 4
  • Whitney Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Coquette Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Ash Creek Falls: 16.1 mi
  • Mud Creek Falls: 17.8 mi
Museums: 4
Picnic sites: 3
Cliffs: 3
Springs: 2
Hot springs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ShastaS 173°4,321.8 m15.2 mi
Misery HillS 173°4,206.2 m15.5 mi
Thumb RockS 173°3,938.9 m16.0 mi
ShastinaS 178°3,758.2 m15.1 mi
ShastinaS 178°3,758.2 m15.1 mi
Shastarama PointS 173°3,393.9 m16.9 mi
Casaval RidgeS 178°3,187.9 m16.6 mi
Green ButteS 176°2,802 m17.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:21
June solstice05:3620:0520:47
September equinox06:5718:3119:08
December solstice07:3315:5816:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374044495765747265534236
Precip in1.41.41.31.11.10.60.20.30.30.91.32.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montague Siskiyou AP, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358798114

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