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High Hole Crater

High Hole Crater, seen from above at true elevation

High Hole Crater rises to 1,838 m in California. Lyons Peak stands 2,398 m to the north-northeast, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Yellowjacket Butte, a peak 1.1 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
1,838 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.50916, -121.53128

Named places within 25 miles

Natural arches: 14
  • Heppe Bridge: 13.1 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 13.4 mi
  • Ovis Bridge: 13.4 mi
  • Brushy Bridge: 13.8 mi
  • Venetian Bridge: 13.8 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Freudian System Cave: 7.2 mi
  • Hidden Valley: 12.7 mi
  • Garden Bridges: 13.8 mi
  • Fleener Chimneys: 17.3 mi
  • Black Crater: 17.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Doorknob Snowmobile park: 11.3 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Springs: 1
  • Deer Spring: 22.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of High Hole Crater. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lyons PeakNNE2,398 m5.0 mi
Mount HoffmanN2,397 m7.1 mi
Red Shale ButteN2,381 m4.9 mi
Glass MountainNNE2,316 m6.5 mi
Medicine MountainNW2,295 m5.6 mi
Badger PeakNW2,236 m8.0 mi
Little Mount HoffmanNW2,197 m8.2 mi
Red Cap MountainWNW2,147 m11.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:19
June solstice05:3320:0220:44
September equinox06:5418:2819:05
December solstice07:3015:5516:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333540445260696862513932
Precip in1.62.11.91.31.41.00.40.30.40.81.51.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lava Beds NAT MON, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358798127

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