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Sheep Mountain

Sheep Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sheep Mountain rises to 1,891 m in California. Willow Creek Mountain stands 2,384 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Baldy, a peak 1.5 miles away. Volcanic Legacy passes 14 miles off.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49072835, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1891 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.80237, -121.88584

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Natural arches: 14
  • Dragons Mouth: 16.7 mi
  • Forbidden Arch: 17.1 mi
  • Balcony Bridge: 18.0 mi
  • Boulevard Bridge: 18.0 mi
  • Bearpaw Bridge: 18.1 mi
Parks: 10
  • Turtle Campground: 19.6 mi
  • Deer Mountain Snowmobile Park: 20.7 mi
  • Good Duck Park: 21.3 mi
  • Spring Island Day Use Site: 22.0 mi
  • Keno Recreation Area: 23.0 mi
Attractions: 9
  • Fleener Chimneys: 16.6 mi
  • Gillems Camp: 17.1 mi
  • Black Crater: 17.4 mi
  • Canby Cross: 17.7 mi
  • Thomas-Wright Battlefield: 18.0 mi
Cliffs: 7
Nature reserves: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Sheep Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Willow Creek MountainW 273°2,384 m18.2 mi
Ball MountainW 268°2,373 m13.9 mi
Garner MountainSSE 165°2,195 m15.1 mi
Grouse HillSE 135°2,142 m18.5 mi
Fourmile HillSE 128°2,115 m17.7 mi
Butte MountainW 281°2,103 m16.0 mi
Deer MountainSW 223°2,098 m18.5 mi
Tamarack PeakSSE 160°2,092 m18.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4319:20
June solstice05:3420:0420:47
September equinox06:5618:3019:06
December solstice07:3215:5616:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313539445360686759473731
Precip in2.92.01.81.61.30.70.30.40.51.32.43.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Keno, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358775048

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