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Horseshoe Bend Mountain

Horseshoe Bend Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Horseshoe Bend Mountain rises to 811 m in California. Pilot Peak stands 1,826 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Horseshoe Bend, a ghost town 1.2 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 20 miles off.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49037475, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
811 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.68116, -120.20983

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 18
  • Morning Star Spring: 5.7 mi
  • McNulty Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Fremont Spring: 11.1 mi
  • Freeze-Out Spring: 12.7 mi
  • Salt Spring: 14.5 mi
Museums: 12
Historic sites: 10
  • Fremont’s Fort: 8.0 mi
  • Miner’s Camp: 12.1 mi
  • Tuolumne Gold Dredge: 15.0 mi
  • Mark Twain Bret Harte Trail - Chinese Camp: 17.8 mi
  • Old Crimea House: 18.0 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Waterfalls: 6
Picnic sites: 6
  • Moccasin Point: 12.3 mi
  • Remote Camp: 12.3 mi
  • Indian Flat Day Use: 19.9 mi
  • Carlon Day Use Area: 21.1 mi
  • Red Bud Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Attractions: 6
Gardens: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Pine Mountain Lake Marina Beach: 11.7 mi
  • Lake Lodge Beach: 11.7 mi
  • Dunn Court Beach: 11.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
Artworks: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Horseshoe Bend Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot PeakENE 69°1,826 m16.0 mi
Big Grizzly MountainE 81°1,575 m17.3 mi
Little Grizzly MountainE 82°1,323 m16.1 mi
Bullion KnobSE 136°1,297 m14.1 mi
Fremont PeakSE 139°1,277 m11.1 mi
Bullion MountainSE 139°1,272 m11.2 mi
Feliciana MountainESE 111°1,250 m17.0 mi
Wet Meadow HillN 9°1,206 m16.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:4019:4720:27
September equinox06:4918:2518:59
December solstice07:1316:0516:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424448515967747367584841
Precip in7.26.96.33.02.20.40.00.10.32.13.56.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groveland 2, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 266827 — Horseshoe Bend Mountain, Mariposa County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358799864

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