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Horsehead Island

Horsehead Island, seen from above at true elevation

Horsehead Island rises to 1,265 m in Oregon. Aspen Butte stands 2,503 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Keno Recreation Area, a park 3.1 miles away. Volcanic Legacy passes 2.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in Oregon, United States of America

Wikidata Q49037448, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1265 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.11653, -121.88862

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 43
Historic sites: 12
Cliffs: 9
Museums: 5
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Castle Quad: 11.0 mi
  • Castle Quad: 11.0 mi
  • Rainbow Bay Day Use Area: 24.4 mi
Springs: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Klamath Welcome Center: 3.3 mi
Attractions: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Horsehead Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Aspen ButteNW 324°2,503 m17.1 mi
Mount HarrimanNNW 330°2,401 m20.6 mi
Mount CarmineNNW 326°2,396 m18.0 mi
Crater MountainNW 318°2,363 m19.8 mi
Greylock MountainNW 322°2,348 m21.0 mi
Whiteface PeakNW 321°2,338 m19.8 mi
Little Aspen ButteNW 322°2,192 m14.9 mi
Hamaker MountainSW 232°2,003 m5.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4319:20
June solstice05:3220:0520:48
September equinox06:5618:3019:06
December solstice07:3315:5416:39

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313539445360686759473731
Precip in2.92.01.81.61.30.70.30.40.51.32.43.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Keno, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357320488

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