Howland Summit
Howland Summit rises to 175 m in California. Bear Mountain stands 1,953 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Howland Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Pacific Coast passes 17 miles off. 135 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49037704, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 175 m
How to reach it
- 16.7 mi off the Pacific Coast, National
Overlooks nearby
- Rainbow Rock Viewpoint · 24 mi
- Cape Ferrelo Viewpoint · 26 mi
- House Rock Viewpoint · 27 mi
- Whaleshead Viewpoint · 28 mi
135 named places within 25 miles
- Howland Hill: 0.6 mi
- South Big Dune: 4.5 mi
- Bald Hill: 6.1 mi
- Childs Hill: 7.1 mi
- Craigs Creek Mountain: 7.5 mi
- Del Norte County Fairgrounds: 2.8 mi
- Beach Front Park: 3.0 mi
- Brother Jonathan Park: 3.8 mi
- Clifford Kamph Memorial Park: 14.8 mi
- Kamph Memorial Park: 15.0 mi
- Boy Scout Tree: 1.4 mi
- Grove of Titans: 2.3 mi
- Stout Grove: 3.5 mi
- Towering Inferno: 12.5 mi
- Elephant Tree: 12.5 mi
- Point of Honor: 2.8 mi
- S.S. Emidio: 3.0 mi
- U.S. Merchant Marine: 3.0 mi
- Billy Boone Square: 3.0 mi
- Battery Point Lighthouse: 3.5 mi
- Pebble Beach: 4.7 mi
- Kellogg Road Beach: 8.3 mi
- Wilson Creek Beach: 11.2 mi
- Hidden Beach: 12.9 mi
- Pelican State Beach: 16.4 mi
- Point St. George Reef Offshore State Marine Conservation Area: 16.3 mi
- Crissey Field State Recreation Site: 17.0 mi
- Winchuck State Recreation Site: 17.3 mi
- Harris Beach Marine Garden: 22.8 mi
- Harris Beach State Park: 22.9 mi
- Half Butte: 3.7 mi
- Danger Point: 13.1 mi
- High Bluff: 17.6 mi
- Red Point: 19.4 mi
- Rainbow Rock: 24.5 mi
- MaryLee Thompson-Smith Commemorative Garden: 12.6 mi
- Trees of Mystery: 12.6 mi
- Botanical Gardens: 21.4 mi
- Oil House: 3.5 mi
- Crescent City Lighthouse: 3.5 mi
- Fern Fall: 1.5 mi
- White Rock: 6.4 mi
- Paul Bunyan and Babe: 12.6 mi
- Picnic table: 17.7 mi
- Cedar Camp Spring: 20.2 mi
- Collier Tunnel Rest Area: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Howland Summit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Mountain | E 84° | 1,953 m | 24.2 mi |
| Twin Peaks | ENE 78° | 1,780 m | 24.0 mi |
| Jedediah Mountain | E 91° | 1,760 m | 23.0 mi |
| Sawtooth Mountain | ESE 115° | 1,758 m | 24.4 mi |
| Baldy Peak | ESE 106° | 1,747 m | 22.5 mi |
| Broken Rib Mountain | ENE 69° | 1,747 m | 24.7 mi |
| Harrington Mountain | ESE 104° | 1,739 m | 24.1 mi |
| Prescott Mountain | E 94° | 1,736 m | 24.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:52 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:13 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:05 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 48 | 49 | 51 | 53 | 56 | 58 | 59 | 57 | 54 | 49 | 46 |
| Precip in | 11.5 | 9.0 | 9.8 | 6.8 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 4.7 | 9.5 | 13.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crescent City 3 NNW, 5 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Redwood National and State Parks. Quietest months by visitation: Dec and Feb; busiest: Jun.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358803962
Day trips start here
- Crescent City · 3 mi
- Del Norte County · 9 mi
- Klamath · 17 mi
- Brookings-Harbor · 22 mi
- Redwood National Park · 24 mi
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