Horsehead Mountain
Horsehead Mountain rises to 1,988 m in California. Likely Mountain stands 2,249 m to the southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Grouse Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. 74 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49037450, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1988 m
How to reach it
74 named places within 25 miles
- Grouse Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Hermit Butte: 4.0 mi
- Manzanita Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Schaffer Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Harper Hill: 7.5 mi
- Evans and Bailey Historical Monument: 7.3 mi
- Adin park: 9.9 mi
- Ash Creek Wildlife Area: 13.7 mi
- Infernal Caverns Battleground Memorial Monument: 14.9 mi
- Warner Street Park: 19.5 mi
- The Cliffs: 5.4 mi
- Noble Bluff: 13.2 mi
- Porcupine Rim: 20.1 mi
- Porcupine Rim: 22.9 mi
- Dutch Flat Wildlife Area: 8.2 mi
- Modoc County Museum: 19.7 mi
- Deer Spring: 20.4 mi
- Farfalla Province: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Horsehead Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Likely Mountain | SE 126° | 2,249 m | 18.9 mi |
| Tule Mountain | ESE 121° | 2,160 m | 24.3 mi |
| Knox Mountain | SE 139° | 2,149 m | 12.5 mi |
| Tule Mountain | ESE 120° | 2,144 m | 24.4 mi |
| Manzanita Mountain | SE 134° | 2,137 m | 4.0 mi |
| Grouse Mountain | NNE 30° | 2,111 m | 0.8 mi |
| Schaffer Mountain | NW 316° | 1,988 m | 4.4 mi |
| Hermit Butte | ENE 77° | 1,979 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:39 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:59 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:54 | 16:38 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 35 | 40 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 38 | 30 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canby 3 SW, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 225633 — Horsehead Mountain, Modoc County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358767834
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