Horse Mountain
Horse Mountain rises to 1,224 m in California. High Mountain stands 1,639 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is North Gray Rocks, a peak 1.3 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Shasta County, California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49037299, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,224 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- North Gray Rocks: 1.3 mi
- Killanger Peak: 1.8 mi
- Bully Hill: 2.0 mi
- Town Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Minnesota Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Clair Engle Park: 10.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 10.5 mi
- Shasta Park: 10.7 mi
- Margaret Polf Park: 11.2 mi
- Northridge Park: 13.8 mi
- The Best Grindstone in the World: 10.0 mi
- Metal Horse: 12.5 mi
- Human Sundial: 16.2 mi
- Dandelions: 16.6 mi
- Balloons: 16.7 mi
- Afterthought Mine: 10.2 mi
- Dam Builders Monument: 10.4 mi
- Veteran's Monument: 10.5 mi
- Twin Tower Memorial: 10.7 mi
- The Monolith: 16.3 mi
- Potem Falls: 11.7 mi
- Three Falls: 14.6 mi
- Clover Creek Falls: 15.7 mi
- Hatchet Creek Falls: 16.7 mi
- Montgomery Creek Falls: 16.8 mi
- Wintu Cultural Center: 10.3 mi
- Turtle Bay Museum: 16.1 mi
- Mill Building: 16.3 mi
- Old City Hall Art Gallery: 16.8 mi
- Shasta Historical Society: 16.8 mi
- Bailey Cove Day Use: 3.7 mi
- Salt Creek Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
- Behive Beach: 8.9 mi
- McCloud Bridge Day Use: 9.3 mi
- Fishermans Point: 10.6 mi
- Memorial Garden: 10.5 mi
- South African Garden: 16.0 mi
- Australian Garden: 16.1 mi
- Medicinal Garden: 16.1 mi
- Chilean Garden: 16.1 mi
- Lake Shasta Caverns: 3.0 mi
- Shasta Lake Ranger Station: 8.4 mi
- McConnell Botanical Gardens: 16.0 mi
- Sundial Bridge: 16.1 mi
- Lema Ranch: 14.9 mi
- Oak Savannah Arboretum: 15.8 mi
- Turtle Bay Bird Sanctuary: 16.1 mi
- Clover Creek Preserve: 17.6 mi
- O'Brien Rest Area: 3.8 mi
- Lakehead Rest Area: 11.3 mi
- Hillcrest Rest Area: 18.8 mi
- Shasta: 18.9 mi
- Shasta State Historic Park: 19.1 mi
- Whiskeytown: 20.1 mi
- The Rim: 19.9 mi
- Bonnie Craigs: 25.0 mi
- Oak Bottom Beach: 20.9 mi
- Brandy Creek Beach: 21.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Horse Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | N 354° | 1,639 m | 13.1 mi |
| Schell Mountain | WNW 284° | 1,580 m | 15.3 mi |
| Tater Hill | N 357° | 1,560 m | 15.9 mi |
| Satin Peak | NNE 19° | 1,377 m | 15.5 mi |
| Nawtawaket Mountain | N 3° | 1,367 m | 12.1 mi |
| Bohemotash Mountain | W 264° | 1,346 m | 12.1 mi |
| Dog Creek Mountain | WNW 295° | 1,344 m | 15.8 mi |
| Salt Creek Mountain | NE 35° | 1,319 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:03 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:01 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 50 | 54 | 59 | 67 | 76 | 83 | 82 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 47 |
| Precip in | 10.5 | 11.4 | 9.2 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 6.6 | 12.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shasta DAM, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/320120940
Day trips start here
- Lakehead · 10 mi
- Shasta County · 11 mi
- Shasta Lake · 11 mi
- Palo Cedro · 17 mi
- Redding · 17 mi
- Shasta · 19 mi
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