Mount Linn
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Mount Linn rises to 2,464 m in California. South Yolla Bolly stands 2,420 m to the west-northwest, 0.5 miles off.
The story
Mount Linn, at 8,098 feet (2,468 m), is the easternmost summit of South Yolla Bolly Mountain, and is located in the Yolla Bolly Mountains of the Northern Coast Ranges and sibling Klamath Mountains System, in Tehama County, northwestern California. Mt. Linn is the highest peak in the northern California Coast Ranges south of the Trinity Alps and, along with the highest peaks of the Trinity Alps, the tallest coastal range peak within the coterminous forty-eight states. Mt. Linn is the third most prominent peak in the northern Pacific Coast Ranges behind Mt. Eddy and Caesar Peaks in the Trinity Alps and Mt. Olympus of Washington's Olympic Mountains. Mt. Linn is protected within the Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness, in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest section.
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Wikidata Q6921851, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2464 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- South Yolla Bolly: 0.5 mi
- Twin Peaks: 1.5 mi
- Harvey Peak: 2.6 mi
- Oven Lid: 3.0 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Harding Spring: 2.0 mi
- Prine Cabin Spring: 4.2 mi
- Valentine Spring: 5.2 mi
- Lazyman Spring: 5.3 mi
- Raspberry Camp Spring: 5.9 mi
- Stony Point: 9.8 mi
- Eagle Rock: 12.3 mi
- Indian Dick Forest Service Station: 11.6 mi
- Plaskett Meadows Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Mount Linn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Yolla Bolly | WNW 286° | 2,420 m | 0.5 mi |
| North Yolla Bolly Mountains | NNW 330° | 2,381 m | 12.7 mi |
| Black Rock Mountain | NW 325° | 2,367 m | 14.2 mi |
| Solomon Peak | W 259° | 2,306 m | 5.5 mi |
| Hammerhorn Mountain | WSW 245° | 2,299 m | 5.6 mi |
| Twin Peaks | S 177° | 2,247 m | 1.5 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | W 277° | 2,246 m | 5.3 mi |
| Harvey Peak | W 279° | 2,221 m | 2.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:48 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:04 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:07 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 45 | 49 | 53 | 59 | 66 | 73 | 71 | 66 | 57 | 47 | 41 |
| Precip in | 7.8 | 6.8 | 5.2 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 8.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Covelo, 26 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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