Saddle Mountain
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
- 1,508 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Beaver Creek Rim: 11.1 mi
- Butte Creek Rim: 13.8 mi
- Hat Creek Rim: 14.9 mi
- Red Cliff: 23.2 mi
- Gray Cliff: 23.5 mi
- Fall River Lions Community Park: 3.0 mi
- Hat Creek Park: 4.4 mi
- Washburn Blue Park: 13.2 mi
- Burney Civic Park: 13.3 mi
- Clara Bieber Memorial Park: 20.0 mi
- Lockhart Ferry: 3.0 mi
- Site of the First School in Fall River Valley: 9.0 mi
- "Stand by Me" Bridge: 6.4 mi
- Hat Creek Radio Observatory: 14.1 mi
- Old Station Day Use Area: 24.1 mi
- Hat Creek Campground Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
- Fort Crook Museum: 2.9 mi
- Deer Springs: 23.0 mi
- Hillcrest Rest Area: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Saddle Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burney Mountain | SSW 205° | 2,395 m | 16.3 mi |
| Freaner Peak | SSW 191° | 2,250 m | 19.8 mi |
| Eiler Butte | S 190° | 2,048 m | 20.8 mi |
| Widow Mountain | NE 47° | 1,928 m | 14.2 mi |
| Mushroom Rock | WNW 300° | 1,897 m | 21.5 mi |
| Green Mountain | SW 220° | 1,843 m | 21.5 mi |
| Chalk Mountain | W 264° | 1,786 m | 16.4 mi |
| Little Baldy Mountain | NE 45° | 1,766 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:42 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 20:01 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:57 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 38 | 43 | 48 | 56 | 63 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 51 | 41 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — HAT Creek, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358799957
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