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Horsehead Mountain

Horsehead Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates41.31822, -120.85635

74 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 57
Parks: 9
  • 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
Cliffs: 4
Nature reserves: 1
Museums: 1
Springs: 1
  • Deer Spring: 20.4 mi
Attractions: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Likely MountainSE 126°2,249 m18.9 mi
Tule MountainESE 121°2,160 m24.3 mi
Knox MountainSE 139°2,149 m12.5 mi
Tule MountainESE 120°2,144 m24.4 mi
Manzanita MountainSE 134°2,137 m4.0 mi
Grouse MountainNNE 30°2,111 m0.8 mi
Schaffer MountainNW 316°1,988 m4.4 mi
Hermit ButteENE 77°1,979 m4.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:3919:16
June solstice05:3119:5920:41
September equinox06:5218:2619:02
December solstice07:2715:5416:38

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313540455360686659483830

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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