Hoosimbim Mountain
Hoosimbim Mountain rises to 1,635 m in California. Monument Peak stands 2,360 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Wells Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away.
The story
Hoosimbim Mountain is a summit in Trinity County, California, in the United States. With an elevation of 5,364 feet (1,635 m), Hoosimbim Mountain is the 2323rd highest summit in the state of California. Hoosimbim is derived from a Wintu-language phrase meaning "buzzard's water".
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Wikidata Q19878826, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1635 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Wells Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Sugarloaf Peak: 5.2 mi
- Chanchelulla Peak: 6.2 mi
- Duncan Hill: 6.7 mi
- Union Hill: 7.5 mi
- Natural Bridge Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
- Gemmil Gulch Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
- Big Bar Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
- Whites Bar Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
- OAKBOTTOM: 20.7 mi
- Hayfork Park: 10.0 mi
- Lee Fong Park Disc Golf Course: 11.7 mi
- Lowden Park: 12.1 mi
- Lewiston Community Park: 13.8 mi
- Coggins Park: 15.7 mi
- Deadwood: 17.6 mi
- Canon City: 18.7 mi
- Dedrick: 20.8 mi
- Minersville: 22.9 mi
- Whiskeytown: 23.5 mi
- Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park: 12.0 mi
- Eagle Rock Lookout: 21.4 mi
- Kennedy Memorial Plaque: 24.4 mi
- Moon Lim Lee Rest Area: 7.7 mi
- National Recreation Area, Picnic Area - Tanbark: 20.7 mi
- Upper Garden: 10.0 mi
- lower garden: 10.0 mi
- Hayfork Spring: 12.6 mi
- Fir Root Spring: 19.4 mi
- Whiskeytown Falls: 17.8 mi
- Crystal Creek Falls: 18.3 mi
- Oak Bottom Beach: 22.2 mi
- Brandy Creek Beach: 22.7 mi
- Massacre Natural Bridge: 7.3 mi
- Hayfork Reservoir: 9.0 mi
- Jake Jackson Memorial Museum: 11.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Hoosimbim Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monument Peak | N 3° | 2,360 m | 18.6 mi |
| Weaver Bally | N 1° | 2,268 m | 17.4 mi |
| Bully Choop Mountain | E 93° | 2,109 m | 12.2 mi |
| Chanchelulla Peak | S 177° | 1,942 m | 6.2 mi |
| Paradise Peak | E 93° | 1,920 m | 13.4 mi |
| Hayfork Bally | WNW 300° | 1,905 m | 13.3 mi |
| Shasta Bally | E 82° | 1,882 m | 18.2 mi |
| Shoemaker Bally | E 88° | 1,807 m | 15.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:48 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:06 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:05 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 47 | 52 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 45 | 39 |
| Precip in | 6.7 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 7.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Weaverville, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 261452 — Hoosimbim Mountain, Trinity County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358798169
Day trips start here
- French Gulch · 21 mi
- Whiskeytown National Recreation Area · 23 mi
- Shasta · 27 mi
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