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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
1000 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.87987, -122.33529

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 48
  • 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: 26
  • 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: 9
  • 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
Attractions: 5
Ghost towns: 5
Nature reserves: 4
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 3
Cliffs: 3
Beaches: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Sacramento Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chicken Hawk HillNNW 332°1,919 m15.3 mi
Rattlesnake HillNNW 330°1,871 m14.3 mi
Tombstone MountainNNE 20°1,693 m12.3 mi
State MountainNW 309°1,675 m13.6 mi
High MountainNNE 23°1,639 m8.3 mi
North Fork MountainNE 51°1,609 m15.0 mi
Damnation PeakWNW 299°1,603 m11.5 mi
Schell MountainW 261°1,580 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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