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Ski Heil Peak

Ski Heil Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Ski Heil Peak rises to 2,721 m in California. Lassen Peak stands 3,187 m to the northeast, 1.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Eagle Peak, a peak 0.4 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
2721 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.47296, -121.52253

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 38
Cliffs: 11
Attractions: 7
Waterfalls: 7
  • Mill Creek Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Bluff Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Kings Creek Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Deadhorse Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Deer Creek Falls: 18.7 mi
Hot springs: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Kings Creek Picnic Area: 2.7 mi
  • Hat Creek Campground Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
  • Old Station Day Use Area: 14.5 mi
  • Elam Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
Parks: 4
  • Chester Park: 19.0 mi
  • Meadow Park: 19.1 mi
  • Dig It Meadow: 19.5 mi
  • Swain Mountain Experimental Forest: 22.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • Mount Harkness Lookout: 12.0 mi
  • Fort Maxwell: 13.0 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Totem Pole: 19.1 mi
Museums: 1
  • Chester-Lake Almanor Museum: 19.2 mi
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Ski Heil Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lassen PeakNE 41°3,187 m1.4 mi
Brokeoff MountainSW 226°2,814 m2.7 mi
Eagle PeakNNE 30°2,811 m0.4 mi
Mount DillerWSW 242°2,750 m1.3 mi
Mount HelenE 100°2,694 m1.1 mi
Pilot PinnacleWSW 241°2,672 m0.6 mi
Bumpass MountainESE 123°2,664 m1.5 mi
Reading PeakE 94°2,647 m3.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:18
June solstice05:3720:0020:41
September equinox06:5418:2919:05
December solstice07:2716:0016:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323235394855636257463731
Precip in6.55.56.44.32.91.30.30.30.72.74.76.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Manzanita Lake, 6 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Lassen Volcanic National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Dec and Mar; busiest: Jul.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358807284

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