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Owls Head

Owls Head, seen from above at true elevation

Owls Head rises to 1,010 m in California. Mount Shasta stands 4,322 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Drop Rock, a peak 0.1 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49059187, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1010 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.66403, -122.42724

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 17
  • Lava Lakes Wildlife Sanctuary: 1.3 mi
  • Hoy Park: 9.6 mi
  • Siskiyou County Fairgrounds: 11.3 mi
  • Newton Park: 11.9 mi
  • Gold Street Community Garden: 12.0 mi
Artworks: 14
  • Welcoming Dragon: 11.1 mi
  • Welcome Sign / Sculpture: 11.6 mi
  • The Nurses: 12.9 mi
  • The Flute Player: 12.9 mi
  • All Wounded Warriors: 12.9 mi
Historic sites: 11
Museums: 4
Picnic sites: 4
Waterfalls: 4
  • Whitney Falls: 17.0 mi
  • Coquette Falls: 18.6 mi
  • Ash Creek Falls: 23.3 mi
  • Mud Creek Falls: 24.3 mi
Cliffs: 4
  • Red Banks: 21.7 mi
  • Red Banks: 21.8 mi
  • Ward's Canyon: 22.2 mi
  • Klamath Rim: 23.5 mi
Springs: 2
Hot springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Owls Head. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ShastaSE 146°4,321.8 m21.3 mi
ShastinaSSE 149°3,758.2 m20.5 mi
ShastinaSSE 149°3,758.2 m20.5 mi
China MountainSSW 201°2,606 m21.2 mi
The WhalebackESE 122°2,601 m17.5 mi
Willow Creek MountainNE 43°2,384 m14.3 mi
Ball MountainENE 57°2,373 m16.7 mi
Butte MountainNE 44°2,103 m17.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4519:22
June solstice05:3620:0620:48
September equinox06:5818:3219:09
December solstice07:3415:5816:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374044495765747265534236
Precip in1.41.41.31.11.10.60.20.30.30.91.32.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montague Siskiyou AP, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 264419 — Owls Head, Siskiyou County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358799011

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