Horse Mountain
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. 95 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Siskiyou County, California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49037301, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,734 m
How to reach it
95 named places within 25 miles
- Potato Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Dees Peak: 3.5 mi
- Canyon Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Mary Blaine Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Youngs Peak: 4.7 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Bigfoot Statue: 24.6 mi
- Gonzalez Bigfoot Statue: 24.7 mi
- Museum Bigfoot Statue: 24.7 mi
- Gold Panner: 24.7 mi
- Limestone Bluffs: 2.8 mi
- Dougherty Bluff: 8.9 mi
- Grant Bluffs: 15.0 mi
- Negro Flat: 6.3 mi
- Dedrick: 23.0 mi
- Canon City: 24.6 mi
- Hoopa Valley Museum: 23.5 mi
- Ironsides Museum: 24.2 mi
- Fish Lake Campground Day Use Area: 23.7 mi
- Grays Fall Day Use Area: 24.1 mi
- Russell Cabin: 15.5 mi
- Russian Wilderness: 18.5 mi
- Kimtu Beach on Trinity River: 23.7 mi
- Francis B. Mathews Rest Area: 24.3 mi
- Willow Creek Community Garden: 24.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Peak | SE 135° | 2,726 m | 15.0 mi |
| Caesar Peak | SE 133° | 2,714 m | 15.3 mi |
| Mount Hilton | SE 143° | 2,694 m | 17.1 mi |
| Sawtooth Mountain | SE 134° | 2,662 m | 18.0 mi |
| Caribou Mountain | ESE 119° | 2,609 m | 17.5 mi |
| Wedding Cake | SE 136° | 2,605 m | 15.4 mi |
| Russian Peak | ENE 60° | 2,459 m | 17.9 mi |
| Little Granite Peak | SE 139° | 2,443 m | 20.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:49 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:08 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:04 | 16:48 |
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 | 37 | 41 | 46 | 51 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 72 | 67 | 54 | 43 | 37 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cecilville, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358808140
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