Sheep Mountain
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
- 1,891 m
How to reach it
- 13.9 mi off the Volcanic Legacy, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Baldy: 1.5 mi
- Murch Butte: 2.4 mi
- Inlow Butte: 3.7 mi
- Mahogany Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Butte: 5.2 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Civilian Conservation Corps commemorative bell: 19.3 mi
- Dave Menke Environmental Education Center dedication: 19.3 mi
- New Pokegama: 23.3 mi
- John C Boyle Dam: 23.7 mi
- Lost River Monument: 24.3 mi
- Padgetts Bluff: 3.2 mi
- Cedar Point: 8.8 mi
- Gillem Bluff: 16.5 mi
- Butte Valley Wildlife Area: 11.0 mi
- Lava Beds National Monument: 20.4 mi
- Martins Dairy Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
- Doorknob Snowmobile park: 18.9 mi
- Grass Lake Rest Area: 18.2 mi
- Klamath Welcome Center: 22.6 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Creek Mountain | W 273° | 2,384 m | 18.2 mi |
| Ball Mountain | W 268° | 2,373 m | 13.9 mi |
| Garner Mountain | SSE 165° | 2,195 m | 15.1 mi |
| Grouse Hill | SE 135° | 2,142 m | 18.5 mi |
| Fourmile Hill | SE 128° | 2,115 m | 17.7 mi |
| Butte Mountain | W 281° | 2,103 m | 16.0 mi |
| Deer Mountain | SW 223° | 2,098 m | 18.5 mi |
| Tamarack Peak | SSE 160° | 2,092 m | 18.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:43 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 20:04 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 15:56 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 35 | 39 | 44 | 53 | 60 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 37 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Keno, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358775048
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