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Little Horse Peak

Little Horse Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Little Horse Peak rises to 1,818 m in California. The Whaleback stands 2,601 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Stephens Butte, a peak 1.6 miles away.

About

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49045033, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1818 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.53654, -121.88695
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Natural arches: 12
  • Heppe Bridge: 21.0 mi
  • Bearpaw Bridge: 21.9 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 22.2 mi
  • Ovis Bridge: 22.3 mi
  • Dragons Mouth: 22.5 mi
Artworks: 10
  • Peaceful Warrior: 17.7 mi
  • Those Left Behind: 17.8 mi
  • Greatest Generation: 17.8 mi
  • POW - MIA: 17.8 mi
  • Coming Home: 17.8 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Ash Creek Falls: 15.9 mi
  • Mud Creek Falls: 17.8 mi
  • Coquette Falls: 18.1 mi
  • Whitney Falls: 19.0 mi
  • Middle Falls: 21.2 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Freudian System Cave: 12.5 mi
  • Hidden Valley: 20.7 mi
  • Fleener Chimneys: 22.5 mi
  • Garden Bridges: 22.6 mi
  • Black Crater: 23.4 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Doorknob Snowmobile park: 19.1 mi
  • Upper Falls Day Use Area: 21.5 mi
  • Lakin Dam: 22.0 mi
  • Bigalow Bridge Day Use Area: 22.1 mi
  • Lower Falls Day Use Area: 22.1 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • Red Banks: 18.8 mi
  • Red Banks: 18.8 mi
  • Padgetts Bluff: 21.1 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 24.0 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 24.5 mi
Parks: 3
Historic sites: 3
  • Living Memorial Sculpture Garden: 17.8 mi
  • Hot LZ Memorial Wall: 17.8 mi
  • Everett Memorial: 23.5 mi
Springs: 2
  • Panther Springs: 20.2 mi
  • Deer Springs: 24.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
Hot springs: 1
Museums: 1
  • Heritage Junction Museum: 23.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Little Horse Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The WhalebackW 268°2,601 m13.1 mi
Ash Creek ButteSW 234°2,554 m10.4 mi
Haight MountainW 263°2,434 m4.0 mi
West Haight MountainW 273°2,430 m6.0 mi
Rainbow MountainSW 219°2,301 m5.6 mi
Dry Creek PeakSW 221°2,298 m6.8 mi
Medicine MountainE 82°2,295 m14.3 mi
Badger PeakENE 72°2,236 m14.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4319:20
June solstice05:3420:0420:46
September equinox06:5618:3019:06
December solstice07:3215:5716:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333540445260696862513932
Precip in1.62.11.91.31.41.00.40.30.40.81.51.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lava Beds NAT MON, 23 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 227276 — Little Horse Peak, Siskiyou County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358769485

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