Horse Peak
Horse Peak rises to 1,948 m in California. The Whaleback stands 2,601 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Stephens Butte, a peak 2.1 miles away.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49037401, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,948 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Stephens Butte: 2.1 mi
- Asperin Butte: 2.1 mi
- Nine Buck Butte: 3.4 mi
- Kluntuchi Butte: 3.5 mi
- Little Horse Peak: 3.6 mi
- Heppe Bridge: 21.8 mi
- Natural Bridge: 22.9 mi
- Bearpaw Bridge: 22.9 mi
- Ovis Bridge: 23.0 mi
- Brushy Bridge: 23.3 mi
- Peaceful Warrior: 19.6 mi
- Those Left Behind: 19.7 mi
- Greatest Generation: 19.7 mi
- POW - MIA: 19.7 mi
- Coming Home: 19.7 mi
- Ash Creek Falls: 15.6 mi
- Mud Creek Falls: 17.3 mi
- Coquette Falls: 18.7 mi
- Middle Falls: 18.7 mi
- Upper Falls: 18.9 mi
- Freudian System Cave: 10.2 mi
- Hidden Valley: 21.4 mi
- Garden Bridges: 23.4 mi
- Fleener Chimneys: 23.8 mi
- Black Crater: 24.7 mi
- Upper Falls Day Use Area: 19.0 mi
- Lakin Dam: 19.5 mi
- Bigalow Bridge Day Use Area: 19.6 mi
- Doorknob Snowmobile park: 19.7 mi
- Lower Falls Day Use Area: 19.7 mi
- Hot LZ Memorial Wall: 19.6 mi
- Living Memorial Sculpture Garden: 19.7 mi
- Everett Memorial: 23.1 mi
- Panther Springs: 19.8 mi
- Deer Springs: 21.4 mi
- Dad Lofton Spring: 24.7 mi
- Deer Mountain Snowmobile Park: 15.3 mi
- Hoo Hoo Park: 21.4 mi
- Red Banks: 18.8 mi
- Padgetts Bluff: 24.3 mi
- Sulphur Springs: 18.4 mi
- Grass Lake Rest Area: 19.2 mi
- Heritage Junction Museum: 21.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Horse Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Whaleback | W 280° | 2,601 m | 14.9 mi |
| Ash Creek Butte | WSW 254° | 2,554 m | 10.3 mi |
| Haight Mountain | WNW 297° | 2,434 m | 6.2 mi |
| West Haight Mountain | WNW 295° | 2,430 m | 8.3 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | WSW 258° | 2,301 m | 5.2 mi |
| Dry Creek Peak | WSW 253° | 2,298 m | 6.2 mi |
| Medicine Mountain | ENE 68° | 2,295 m | 13.7 mi |
| Badger Peak | ENE 57° | 2,236 m | 14.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:43 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 20:04 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 15:57 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 38 | 41 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 52 | 42 | 35 |
| Precip in | 8.0 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 5.6 | 10.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mccloud, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358798185
Day trips start here
- McCloud · 22 mi
- Mount Shasta · 26 mi
- Weed · 28 mi
- Dunsmuir · 29 mi
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