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Round Mountain

Round Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Round Mountain rises to 1,033 m in California. Snow Mountain stands 2,076 m to the east-southeast, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Three Falls, a waterfall 1.6 miles away.

The story

mountain in Shasta County, California, United States of America; geonames ID = 5570521

Wikidata Q49069770, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1033 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.80516, -121.95805

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 14
  • Three Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Montgomery Creek Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Potem Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Hatchet Creek Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Hatchet Falls: 5.7 mi
Parks: 11
  • Burney Civic Park: 15.8 mi
  • Washburn Blue Park: 16.1 mi
  • Meadow Park: 21.9 mi
  • Clair Engle Park: 22.9 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 23.1 mi
Historic sites: 6
  • Afterthought Mine: 7.7 mi
  • Ladies cabin: 22.3 mi
  • Smithy: 22.3 mi
  • Dam Builders Monument: 23.0 mi
  • Veteran's Monument: 23.1 mi
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 5
  • McCloud Bridge Day Use: 17.6 mi
  • Bailey Cove Day Use: 18.7 mi
  • Salt Creek Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
  • Behive Beach: 23.6 mi
  • Fishermans Point: 24.6 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Metal Horse: 9.1 mi
  • Totem Pole: 22.0 mi
  • The Best Grindstone in the World: 22.3 mi
Attractions: 3
Museums: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Memorial Garden: 23.1 mi
Springs: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Round Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snow MountainESE 109°2,076 m8.9 mi
Clover MountainESE 116°2,066 m9.8 mi
Dan Hunt MountainESE 114°1,892 m11.4 mi
Dan Covey ButteESE 116°1,871 m11.8 mi
Green MountainE 99°1,843 m10.5 mi
Chalk MountainNNE 31°1,786 m15.2 mi
Stacher ButteSE 125°1,759 m10.4 mi
Bunchgrass MountainNE 39°1,664 m10.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4419:20
June solstice05:3720:0220:44
September equinox06:5618:3019:07
December solstice07:3016:0016:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343641465561696660493933
Precip in4.55.24.02.81.80.60.30.30.41.32.54.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burney, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 265611 — Round Mountain, Shasta County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358799477

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