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Sacramento Mountain

Sacramento Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sacramento Mountain rises to 1,000 m in California. Chicken Hawk Hill stands 1,919 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Salt Creek Picnic Area, a picnic site 2.0 miles away.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49070542, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,000 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.87987, -122.33529

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 47
  • Shasta Park: 13.4 mi
  • Margaret Polf Park: 13.6 mi
  • Clair Engle Park: 13.8 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 13.9 mi
  • Buckeye Community Park: 17.6 mi
Artworks: 25
  • The Best Grindstone in the World: 13.8 mi
  • Metal Horse: 19.5 mi
  • Human Sundial: 20.0 mi
  • Dandelions: 20.3 mi
  • Howell's Dive Shop Mural: 20.4 mi
Waterfalls: 14
  • Potem Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Lewisia Falls: 18.5 mi
  • Root Creek Falls: 20.3 mi
  • Three Falls: 20.3 mi
  • Hatchet Creek Falls: 20.6 mi
Historic sites: 11
  • Dam Builders Monument: 13.7 mi
  • Veteran's Monument: 13.9 mi
  • Twin Tower Memorial: 13.9 mi
  • Afterthought Mine: 17.0 mi
  • Battle Rock: 18.6 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Salt Creek Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
  • Behive Beach: 4.3 mi
  • Bailey Cove Day Use: 5.6 mi
  • McCloud Bridge Day Use: 6.2 mi
  • Pollard Flat Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
Gardens: 6
  • Memorial Garden: 13.9 mi
  • Medicinal Garden: 19.9 mi
  • Australian Garden: 19.9 mi
  • South African Garden: 19.9 mi
  • Chilean Garden: 19.9 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Attractions: 4
Nature reserves: 4
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 3
Cliffs: 3
Beaches: 2

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chicken Hawk HillNNW1,919 m15.3 mi
Rattlesnake HillNNW1,871 m14.3 mi
Tombstone MountainNNE1,693 m12.3 mi
State MountainNW1,675 m13.6 mi
High MountainNNE1,639 m8.3 mi
North Fork MountainNE1,609 m15.0 mi
Damnation PeakWNW1,603 m11.5 mi
Schell MountainW1,580 m10.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:22
June solstice05:3920:0420:45
September equinox06:5818:3219:08
December solstice07:3116:0116:45

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, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 265708 — Yohala-mi, Shasta County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358799515

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