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Little Horse Mountain

Little Horse Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Little Horse Mountain rises to 1,286 m in California. Glass Mountain stands 2,316 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Horse Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. Volcanic Legacy passes 29 miles off.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49045030, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1286 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.89877, -121.33193

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Natural arches: 14
  • Forbidden Arch: 12.2 mi
  • Captain Jacks Bridge: 13.4 mi
  • Peninsula Bridge: 14.3 mi
  • Boulevard Bridge: 15.3 mi
  • Balcony Bridge: 15.3 mi
Attractions: 10
  • Petroglyph Point: 4.8 mi
  • Hospital Rock: 8.4 mi
  • Captain Jack's Stronghold: 10.2 mi
  • Canby Cross: 12.2 mi
  • Gillems Camp: 12.6 mi
Historic sites: 9
  • Canby's Cross: 2.1 mi
  • Captain Jack's Stronghold: 2.1 mi
  • Captain Jack's Stronghold: 2.2 mi
  • Canby's Cross: 2.2 mi
  • 1873 Two Warm Springs Indians: 2.2 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Gillem Bluff: 12.8 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 13.2 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 13.6 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 13.9 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 14.3 mi
Parks: 5
Nature reserves: 1
Springs: 1
  • Big Al Spring: 12.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Doorknob Snowmobile park: 19.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.4 miles of Little Horse Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Glass MountainSSW 203°2,316 m22.4 mi
Indian ButteSSW 207°2,037 m20.2 mi
Stukel MountainNW 312°1,988.82 m20.9 mi
Mount DomeWSW 252°1,971 m19.3 mi
Bryant MountainNNE 17°1,969.313 m9.8 mi
Cinder ButteSW 223°1,813 m20.3 mi
Cougar ButteSSW 203°1,762 m18.4 mi
Double Head MountainSE 138°1,686 m12.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4119:18
June solstice05:3120:0220:45
September equinox06:5318:2719:04
December solstice07:3115:5316:38

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323540445360676558483731
Precip in1.31.11.21.01.10.80.20.20.40.71.11.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tulelake, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 262631 — Little Horse Mountain, Modoc County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358798569

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