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Snag Hill

Snag Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Snag Hill rises to 1,701 m in California. Lyons Peak stands 2,398 m to the northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Freudian System Cave, a attraction 0.8 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49074955, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1701 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.47349, -121.64611

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Natural arches: 13
  • Heppe Bridge: 16.4 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 17.1 mi
  • Ovis Bridge: 17.2 mi
  • Brushy Bridge: 17.6 mi
  • Venetian Bridge: 17.6 mi
Attractions: 8
  • Freudian System Cave: 0.8 mi
  • Hidden Valley: 16.0 mi
  • Garden Bridges: 17.6 mi
  • Fleener Chimneys: 20.1 mi
  • Black Crater: 20.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • Gillem Bluff: 22.1 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 22.7 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 23.4 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 24.0 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Doorknob Snowmobile park: 14.3 mi
  • Upper Falls Day Use Area: 24.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Parks: 1
  • Long Bell State Game Refuge 1N: 14.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Springs: 1
  • Deer Springs: 23.6 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lyons PeakNE 45°2,398 m10.2 mi
Mount HoffmanNNE 27°2,397 m10.6 mi
Red Shale ButteNE 41°2,381 m9.7 mi
Glass MountainNE 40°2,316 m11.5 mi
Medicine MountainNNE 16°2,295 m6.5 mi
Badger PeakN 6°2,236 m8.7 mi
Little Mount HoffmanN 354°2,197 m7.3 mi
Garner MountainNW 314°2,195 m11.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4219:19
June solstice05:3420:0320:45
September equinox06:5518:2919:05
December solstice07:3015:5616:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333540445260696862513932
Precip in1.62.11.91.31.41.00.40.30.40.81.51.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lava Beds NAT MON, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358776155

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