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Signal Peak

Signal Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Signal Peak rises to 1,786 m in California. Black Lassic stands 1,791 m to the east-northeast, 0.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Lassic, a peak 0.8 miles away.

The story

Signal Peak, or Mount Lassic, is a summit in the Coast Range of Humboldt County, California. Historically the peak was named for Lassic, a Native American leader during the Bald Hills War. There are two other summits in the area, Red Lassic and Black Lassic, that retain his name.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q16900212, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1786 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.33395, -123.55450

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Red Lassic: 0.8 mi
  • Black Lassic: 0.8 mi
  • Goat Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Red Mountain: 3.2 mi
  • Green Mountain: 3.3 mi
Parks: 7
  • South Fork Eel Fishing Access: 15.7 mi
  • South Fork Eel Fishing Access: 16.0 mi
  • South Fork Eel Fishing Access: 16.3 mi
  • Tooby Memorial Park: 21.2 mi
  • Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park: 21.2 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Shrine Drive Thru Tree: 17.5 mi
  • Giant Trees: 19.1 mi
  • Founders Tree: 19.5 mi
  • Dyerville Giant: 19.6 mi
  • Julia Morgan’s Redwood Grove Estate & Garden Tours: 22.3 mi
Nature reserves: 7
  • North Fork Wilderness: 18.7 mi
  • John B. Dewitt Redwoods State Natural Reserve: 19.4 mi
  • Humboldt Redwoods State Park: 19.6 mi
  • Bull Creek State Wilderness: 20.4 mi
  • Carl "A" Anderson Redwoods Natural Preserve: 21.9 mi
Springs: 6
  • Alder Spring: 2.7 mi
  • Miller Spring: 9.7 mi
  • Buck Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Blake Spring: 19.2 mi
  • Fir Root Spring: 21.5 mi
Historic sites: 6
Picnic sites: 6
Cliffs: 3
Gardens: 2
  • lower garden: 23.3 mi
  • Upper Garden: 23.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Pepperwood Falls: 18.2 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Dyerville River Bar: 19.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Signal Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black LassicENE 59°1,791 m0.8 mi
Red LassicESE 122°1,785 m0.8 mi
Chinquapin ButteESE 105°1,785 m16.0 mi
Pickett PeakE 85°1,758 m10.1 mi
Coffee PotSSE 150°1,712 m4.3 mi
Grizzly MountainSE 144°1,664 m6.9 mi
Goat HillS 170°1,662 m2.5 mi
Green MountainESE 104°1,612 m3.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5119:27
June solstice05:4520:0720:48
September equinox07:0318:3719:13
December solstice07:3416:0816:52

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444648515660636361544743
Precip in8.68.96.64.92.10.70.10.10.52.66.410.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grizzly Creek SP, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358816501

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