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Saddle Mountain

Saddle Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Saddle Mountain rises to 1,508 m in California. Burney Mountain stands 2,395 m to the south-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Haney Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away.

The story

mountain in Shasta County, California, United States of America; geonames ID = 5570659

Wikidata Q49070653, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1508 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.01961, -121.49582

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Haney Mountain: 1.3 mi
  • Soldier Mountain: 5.2 mi
  • Fort Mountain: 6.0 mi
  • Six Mile Hill: 6.5 mi
  • Jamo Point: 6.6 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Pit River Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Burney Falls: 8.2 mi
  • Clark Creek Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Young Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Rock Creek Falls: 11.4 mi
Cliffs: 7
Parks: 5
Historic sites: 2
  • Lockhart Ferry: 3.0 mi
  • Site of the First School in Fall River Valley: 9.0 mi
Attractions: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Old Station Day Use Area: 24.1 mi
  • Hat Creek Campground Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
Museums: 1
Springs: 1
  • Deer Springs: 23.0 mi
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of Saddle Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Burney MountainSSW 205°2,395 m16.3 mi
Freaner PeakSSW 191°2,250 m19.8 mi
Eiler ButteS 190°2,048 m20.8 mi
Widow MountainNE 47°1,928 m14.2 mi
Mushroom RockWNW 300°1,897 m21.5 mi
Green MountainSW 220°1,843 m21.5 mi
Chalk MountainW 264°1,786 m16.4 mi
Little Baldy MountainNE 45°1,766 m13.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:18
June solstice05:3520:0120:42
September equinox06:5418:2919:05
December solstice07:2815:5716:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353843485663696761514134
Precip in3.02.62.71.81.50.70.20.20.41.12.13.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — HAT Creek, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358799957

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