Horse Mountain
Horse Mountain rises to 2,588 m in California. Eagle Peak stands 3,016 m to the northwest, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Bearcamp Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. Buckhorn Back Country Byway passes 23 miles off. 75 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49037295, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,588 m
How to reach it
- 23.1 mi off the Buckhorn Back Country Byway
- 24.6 mi off the Barrel Springs Back Country Byway
75 named places within 25 miles
- Bearcamp Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Emerson Peak: 2.1 mi
- Black Cone: 2.8 mi
- Cole Peak: 4.5 mi
- Hat Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Eagleville Hot Springs: 4.1 mi
- Pick and Shovel Spring No. 2: 11.0 mi
- Pick and Shovel Springs No. 1: 11.3 mi
- Bregar Spring: 11.3 mi
- Uppper Rock Spring: 12.0 mi
- Silver Creek Wildlife Area: 3.9 mi
- Surprise Valley Wildlife Area: 11.9 mi
- Pine Creek Wildlife Area: 19.5 mi
- Modoc Natural Bridge: 3.6 mi
- Mill Creek Falls: 8.9 mi
- Infernal Caverns Battleground Memorial Monument: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Horse Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Peak | NW 323° | 3,016 m | 5.7 mi |
| Warren Peak | NNW 338° | 2,950 m | 12.0 mi |
| Dusenbury Peak | NNW 342° | 2,768 m | 9.2 mi |
| Emerson Peak | NW 313° | 2,724 m | 2.1 mi |
| Cole Peak | NNW 337° | 2,723 m | 4.5 mi |
| Hat Mountain | S 174° | 2,665 m | 4.9 mi |
| Buck Mountain | SSW 205° | 2,625 m | 6.0 mi |
| Milk Peak | NNW 343° | 2,623 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:56 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:51 | 16:35 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 33 | 37 | 41 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 65 | 58 | 48 | 38 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jess Valley, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358798181
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