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Horsefly Mountain

Horsefly Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Horsefly Mountain rises to 1,971 m in Oregon. Gearhart Mountain stands 2,551 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Penney Hill, a peak 2.9 miles away. Oregon Outback passes 35 miles off.

The story

mountain in Oregon, United States of America

Wikidata Q49037444, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1971.142 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.26412, -121.04881

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 25
Cliffs: 7
Parks: 7
Historic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Horsefly Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gearhart MountainNNE 29°2,551 m18.3 mi
8295NNE 29°2,528 m19.4 mi
Peak 8272NNE 29°2,521 m18.6 mi
Cougar PeakE 82°2,413.711 m21.6 mi
Grizzly PeakE 92°2,367.686 m21.0 mi
Blue MountainE 83°2,289 m19.1 mi
Haystack RockNNE 33°2,231 m17.2 mi
Yainax ButteWNW 291°2,201.266 m12.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4019:17
June solstice05:2920:0220:45
September equinox06:5218:2619:03
December solstice07:3115:5016:36

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323539435259686558473731
Precip in1.11.41.31.61.51.10.90.30.51.21.72.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BLY 4 SE, 24 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1122023 — Horsefly Mountain, Klamath County, Oregon.

OpenStreetMap element node/357282118

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