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Hoosimbim Mountain

Hoosimbim Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates40.56348, -122.99836

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • 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
Picnic sites: 8
Parks: 7
  • 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
Ghost towns: 5
Historic sites: 3
Rest areas: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Upper Garden: 10.0 mi
  • lower garden: 10.0 mi
Springs: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Whiskeytown Falls: 17.8 mi
  • Crystal Creek Falls: 18.3 mi
Beaches: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Massacre Natural Bridge: 7.3 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Hayfork Reservoir: 9.0 mi
Museums: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Monument PeakN 3°2,360 m18.6 mi
Weaver BallyN 1°2,268 m17.4 mi
Bully Choop MountainE 93°2,109 m12.2 mi
Chanchelulla PeakS 177°1,942 m6.2 mi
Paradise PeakE 93°1,920 m13.4 mi
Hayfork BallyWNW 300°1,905 m13.3 mi
Shasta BallyE 82°1,882 m18.2 mi
Shoemaker BallyE 88°1,807 m15.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4819:24
June solstice05:4220:0620:47
September equinox07:0018:3519:11
December solstice07:3316:0516:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404347525966747266564539
Precip in6.75.75.02.61.90.90.30.20.32.04.37.7

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

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