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Jackass Mountain

Jackass Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Jackass Mountain rises to 802 m in California. Red Mountain stands 2,049 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Behive Beach, a picnic site 2.8 miles away.

The story

mountain in Shasta County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49039373, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
802 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.82737, -122.45085

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 53
  • Margaret Polf Park: 9.9 mi
  • Shasta Park: 10.1 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 11.0 mi
  • Clair Engle Park: 11.1 mi
  • French Gulch County Park: 12.7 mi
Artworks: 25
  • The Best Grindstone in the World: 11.4 mi
  • Human Sundial: 16.5 mi
  • Dandelions: 16.8 mi
  • Howell's Dive Shop Mural: 16.8 mi
  • Mount Shasta: 16.9 mi
Picnic sites: 13
  • Behive Beach: 2.8 mi
  • Salt Creek Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
  • Bailey Cove Day Use: 7.3 mi
  • Fishermans Point: 8.0 mi
  • Pollard Flat Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
Historic sites: 10
  • Dam Builders Monument: 10.9 mi
  • Twin Tower Memorial: 11.0 mi
  • Veteran's Monument: 11.0 mi
  • Pioneer Baby's Grave: 15.6 mi
  • Kennedy Memorial Plaque: 16.3 mi
Museums: 10
Gardens: 6
  • Memorial Garden: 11.0 mi
  • Matson, Mowder, Howe Celebration Garden: 16.4 mi
  • Medicinal Garden: 16.5 mi
  • Australian Garden: 16.5 mi
  • Chilean Garden: 16.6 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Crystal Creek Falls: 16.9 mi
  • Whiskeytown Falls: 18.0 mi
  • Potem Falls: 22.1 mi
  • Lewisia Falls: 24.8 mi
  • Root Creek Falls: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Attractions: 4
Nature reserves: 4
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 3
Beaches: 2
Cliffs: 1
  • Cosmic Wall: 24.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Jackass Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red MountainNNW 343°2,049 m16.7 mi
Rattlesnake HillN 356°1,871 m16.1 mi
State MountainNNW 340°1,675 m12.9 mi
High MountainNE 39°1,639 m14.6 mi
Wildcat PeakNNW 336°1,621 m16.6 mi
Damnation PeakNNW 336°1,603 m10.0 mi
Schell MountainWNW 295°1,580 m4.6 mi
Blue MountainWNW 302°1,573 m9.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4619:22
June solstice05:3920:0420:46
September equinox06:5818:3219:09
December solstice07:3216:0216:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485054596776838277665447
Precip in10.511.49.24.62.91.50.10.20.53.46.612.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shasta DAM, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358799875

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