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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
1,033 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 16.4 miles of Round Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snow MountainESE2,076 m8.9 mi
Clover MountainESE2,066 m9.8 mi
Dan Hunt MountainESE1,892 m11.4 mi
Dan Covey ButteESE1,871 m11.8 mi
Green MountainE1,843 m10.5 mi
Chalk MountainNNE1,786 m15.2 mi
Stacher ButteSE1,759 m10.4 mi
Bunchgrass MountainNE1,664 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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