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Horse Mountain

Horse Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Horse Mountain rises to 1,734 m in California. Thompson Peak stands 2,726 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Limestone Bluffs, a cliff 2.8 miles away.

The story

mountain in Siskiyou County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49037301, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1734 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.15402, -123.25199

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 7
  • Grizzly Lake Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Upper Canyon Creek Falls: 17.9 mi
  • Middle Canyon Creek Falls: 18.3 mi
  • Canyon Creek Falls: 19.4 mi
  • Ishi Pishi Falls: 20.4 mi
Springs: 5
  • High Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Marble Springs: 11.1 mi
  • China Spring: 11.2 mi
  • Cold Spring: 20.7 mi
  • Cub Bear Spring: 23.5 mi
Parks: 5
  • H E Beck Junior Memorial Branch: 17.7 mi
  • Tish Tang Campground & River Access: 22.1 mi
  • Veterans Park: 24.0 mi
  • Tonkin Park: 24.6 mi
  • Commons Park in Willow Creek, CA: 24.7 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Bigfoot Statue: 24.6 mi
  • Gonzalez Bigfoot Statue: 24.7 mi
  • Museum Bigfoot Statue: 24.7 mi
  • Gold Panner: 24.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Museums: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • Russell Cabin: 15.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Kimtu Beach on Trinity River: 23.7 mi
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of Horse Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thompson PeakSE 135°2,726 m15.0 mi
Caesar PeakSE 133°2,714 m15.3 mi
Mount HiltonSE 143°2,694 m17.1 mi
Sawtooth MountainSE 134°2,662 m18.0 mi
Caribou MountainESE 119°2,609 m17.5 mi
Wedding CakeSE 136°2,605 m15.4 mi
Russian PeakENE 60°2,459 m17.9 mi
Little Granite PeakSE 139°2,443 m20.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4919:25
June solstice05:4120:0820:50
September equinox07:0118:3519:12
December solstice07:3616:0416:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374146515966747267544337

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cecilville, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358808140

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