Mount Harkness
Mount Harkness rises to 2,452 m in California. Lassen Peak stands 3,187 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Harkness Lookout, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,452 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Bonte Peak: 1.9 mi
- Saddle Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Inspiration Point: 2.9 mi
- Kelly Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Black Cinder Rock: 3.7 mi
- Domingo Spring: 5.4 mi
- Panther Spring: 6.6 mi
- Cascade Springs: 8.0 mi
- Edge Cabin Spring: 8.9 mi
- Lost Creek Spring: 9.4 mi
- Crystal Cliffs: 2.3 mi
- Warner Valley Rim: 2.7 mi
- Mud Creek Rim: 6.4 mi
- Crescent Cliff: 12.6 mi
- Butte Creek Rim: 22.3 mi
- Devils Kitchen: 7.0 mi
- Devastated Area: 10.5 mi
- Bumpass Hell: 10.7 mi
- Hot Rock: 12.2 mi
- Sulphur Works: 12.4 mi
- Kings Creek Falls: 7.6 mi
- Mill Creek Falls: 11.1 mi
- Bluff Falls: 12.3 mi
- Deer Creek Falls: 19.4 mi
- Deadhorse Falls: 23.2 mi
- Terminal Geyser: 4.0 mi
- Drakesbad Hot Springs: 5.4 mi
- Pyrite Pool: 10.6 mi
- Turquoise Pool: 10.7 mi
- Big Boiler: 10.7 mi
- Kings Creek Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
- Elam Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
- Hat Creek Campground Picnic Area: 18.2 mi
- Old Station Day Use Area: 18.3 mi
- East Shore Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
- Chester Park: 9.1 mi
- Dig It Meadow: 9.8 mi
- Swain Mountain Experimental Forest: 10.2 mi
- Clear Creek Park: 16.1 mi
- Mount Harkness Lookout: 0.0 mi
- Fort Maxwell: 3.1 mi
- Vehicle: 21.9 mi
- Lassen Volcanic National Park: 7.4 mi
- Deer Creek Preserve: 23.6 mi
- Catfish Beach: 10.6 mi
- Westwood Beach: 16.6 mi
- Lake Almanor Rest Area: 11.5 mi
- Bogard Rest Area: 16.0 mi
- Chester-Lake Almanor Museum: 9.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Mount Harkness. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lassen Peak | WNW 290° | 3,187 m | 11.4 mi |
| Brokeoff Mountain | W 274° | 2,814 m | 13.6 mi |
| Eagle Peak | WNW 286° | 2,811 m | 11.9 mi |
| Mount Diller | W 280° | 2,750 m | 13.0 mi |
| Ski Heil Peak | WNW 284° | 2,721 m | 12.0 mi |
| Mount Helen | WNW 284° | 2,694 m | 10.9 mi |
| Pilot Pinnacle | WNW 282° | 2,672 m | 12.5 mi |
| Bumpass Mountain | WNW 281° | 2,664 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:59 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:59 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 34 | 38 | 44 | 52 | 60 | 67 | 66 | 60 | 50 | 39 | 32 |
| Precip in | 6.2 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 6.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chester, 9 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Lassen Volcanic National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Dec and Mar; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358798061
Day trips start here
- Lassen Volcanic National Park · 8 mi
- Shingletown · 30 mi
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