Peak · California
Horse Mountain
Horse Mountain rises to 1,506 m in California. Spike Buck Mountain stands 1,661 m to the south-southeast, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Butte, a peak 0.9 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,506 m
How to reach it
Coordinates40.87430, -123.73283
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Indian Butte: 0.9 mi
- Titlow Hill: 2.7 mi
- Brush Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Three Creeks Summit: 5.3 mi
- Green Point: 5.7 mi
Parks: 56
- Bigfoot Flat Campground: 3.1 mi
- Brush Mountain Lookout: 4.4 mi
- Boise Creek Campgrouns USFS: 6.3 mi
- Commons Park in Willow Creek, CA: 7.0 mi
- Tonkin Park: 7.0 mi
Museums: 14
- Ironsides Museum: 11.1 mi
- Hoopa Valley Museum: 13.2 mi
- Blue Lake Museum: 13.5 mi
- Phillips House Museum: 18.1 mi
- Natural History Museum: 18.4 mi
Nature reserves: 12
- Arcata Community Forest - Sunny Brae Tract: 16.8 mi
- Azalea State Natural Reserve: 18.4 mi
- McKinleyville Community Forest: 18.5 mi
- Bracut Tidelands Public Access: 19.1 mi
- Chah-GAH-Cho: 19.7 mi
Artworks: 11
- Gold Panner: 6.9 mi
- Gonzalez Bigfoot Statue: 7.0 mi
- Museum Bigfoot Statue: 7.0 mi
- Bigfoot Statue: 7.0 mi
- Buddha Statue: 15.8 mi
Historic sites: 8
- Shay Park Plaque: 18.7 mi
- World's Tallest Totem Pole: 19.9 mi
- Humboldt Bay Memorial: 21.1 mi
- Eagle Rock Lookout: 23.0 mi
- Fishermans Memorial Statue: 23.1 mi
Beaches: 5
- Hlel-Din River Access/South Fork & Trinity confluence: 6.9 mi
- Kimtu Beach on Trinity River: 8.0 mi
- Clam Beach: 21.7 mi
- Little River State Beach: 22.0 mi
- Somoa Beach: 24.2 mi
Gardens: 5
- Willow Creek Community Garden: 6.9 mi
- Sandy's Bird Garden: 18.8 mi
- McKinleyville Botanical Garden: 20.8 mi
- Sequoia Park Gardens: 22.6 mi
- Trinidad Native Plant Garden: 25.0 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Grays Fall Day Use Area: 12.9 mi
- Cedar Flat Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
- Azalea State Reserve: 18.3 mi
- Whites Bar Picnic Area: 24.9 mi
Springs: 3
- Cold Spring: 3.0 mi
- Whiting Spring: 15.8 mi
- Blake Spring: 20.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Gray Falls: 13.1 mi
- Burnt Ranch Falls: 13.7 mi
Attractions: 2
- Blue Ox Millworks: 22.1 mi
- Carson Mansion: 22.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Francis B. Mathews Rest Area: 9.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Horse Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spike Buck Mountain | SSE 152° | 1,661 m | 7.5 mi |
| Grouse Mountain | SSE 158° | 1,642 m | 8.6 mi |
| Bug Creek Butte | S 185° | 1,603 m | 12.4 mi |
| Ironside Mountain | E 101° | 1,602 m | 15.0 mi |
| Board Camp Mountain | S 176° | 1,567 m | 12.2 mi |
| Chaparral Mountain | S 191° | 1,548 m | 12.1 mi |
| Board Camp Butte | S 174° | 1,541 m | 12.8 mi |
| Titlow Hill | SSE 156° | 1,518 m | 2.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:51 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:09 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:07 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 53 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 57 | 54 | 51 | 48 |
| Precip in | 7.5 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 5.7 | 8.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arcata Eureka AP, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 266825 — Horse Mountain, Humboldt County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358799862
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