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O'Brien Mountain

O'Brien Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

O'Brien Mountain rises to 820 m in California. High Mountain stands 1,639 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Bailey Cove Day Use, a picnic site 1.2 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49057810, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
820.2 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.80347, -122.33942

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 53
  • Shasta Park: 8.2 mi
  • Margaret Polf Park: 8.5 mi
  • Clair Engle Park: 8.5 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 8.6 mi
  • Buckeye Community Park: 12.4 mi
Artworks: 25
  • The Best Grindstone in the World: 8.5 mi
  • Human Sundial: 14.7 mi
  • Dandelions: 15.1 mi
  • Howell's Dive Shop Mural: 15.2 mi
  • Balloons: 15.2 mi
Historic sites: 14
  • Dam Builders Monument: 8.4 mi
  • Veteran's Monument: 8.6 mi
  • Twin Tower Memorial: 8.7 mi
  • Afterthought Mine: 14.7 mi
  • Caldwell Monument: 14.8 mi
Picnic sites: 11
  • Bailey Cove Day Use: 1.2 mi
  • Salt Creek Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
  • Behive Beach: 4.6 mi
  • Fishermans Point: 7.2 mi
  • McCloud Bridge Day Use: 10.5 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Potem Falls: 16.4 mi
  • Three Falls: 19.5 mi
  • Clover Creek Falls: 19.7 mi
  • Crystal Creek Falls: 20.4 mi
  • Whiskeytown Falls: 21.2 mi
Museums: 10
Gardens: 6
  • Memorial Garden: 8.6 mi
  • Medicinal Garden: 14.6 mi
  • Australian Garden: 14.6 mi
  • South African Garden: 14.7 mi
  • Chilean Garden: 14.7 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Attractions: 4
Nature reserves: 4
Rest areas: 3
Beaches: 2
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1
  • Fern Spring: 25.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of O'Brien Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High MountainNNE 15°1,639 m13.4 mi
Damnation PeakNW 318°1,603 m14.6 mi
Schell MountainWNW 290°1,580 m10.6 mi
Blue MountainWNW 296°1,573 m15.3 mi
Tater HillNNE 14°1,560 m16.3 mi
Wild Cow MountainW 280°1,485 m11.7 mi
Brown MountainNW 308°1,426 m16.9 mi
Salt Creek MountainENE 59°1,399 m9.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:22
June solstice05:3920:0420:45
September equinox06:5818:3219:08
December solstice07:3116:0216:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485054596776838277665447
Precip in10.511.49.24.62.91.50.10.20.53.46.612.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shasta DAM, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/320121610

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