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Mount Harkness

Mount Harkness, seen from above at true elevation

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
2452 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.43115, -121.30135

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 26
Cliffs: 8
Attractions: 7
  • 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
Waterfalls: 6
  • 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
Hot springs: 5
Picnic sites: 5
  • 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
Parks: 4
  • Chester Park: 9.1 mi
  • Dig It Meadow: 9.8 mi
  • Swain Mountain Experimental Forest: 10.2 mi
  • Clear Creek Park: 16.1 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Mount Harkness Lookout: 0.0 mi
  • Fort Maxwell: 3.1 mi
  • Vehicle: 21.9 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Beaches: 2
Rest areas: 2
Museums: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lassen PeakWNW 290°3,187 m11.4 mi
Brokeoff MountainW 274°2,814 m13.6 mi
Eagle PeakWNW 286°2,811 m11.9 mi
Mount DillerW 280°2,750 m13.0 mi
Ski Heil PeakWNW 284°2,721 m12.0 mi
Mount HelenWNW 284°2,694 m10.9 mi
Pilot PinnacleWNW 282°2,672 m12.5 mi
Bumpass MountainWNW 281°2,664 m10.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4219:18
June solstice05:3619:5920:40
September equinox06:5418:2819:04
December solstice07:2615:5916:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323438445260676660503932
Precip in6.25.15.52.51.90.80.40.20.31.73.36.5

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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358798061

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