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Snag Hill

Snag Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Snag Hill rises to 1,846 m in California. Blacks Mountain stands 2,222 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Lost Valley Mountain, a peak 2.6 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Lassen County, California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49074953, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,846 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.97072, -121.01191

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 6
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 2
  • Young Falls: 16.7 mi
  • Pit River Falls: 24.0 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Site of the First School in Fall River Valley: 18.3 mi
  • Lockhart Ferry: 22.6 mi
Beaches: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Museums: 1
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of Snag Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blacks MountainSW2,222 m16.4 mi
Harvey MountainS2,217 m15.9 mi
Slate MountainSE2,162 m13.2 mi
Knox MountainNE2,149 m21.9 mi
Ashurst MountainS2,143 m16.0 mi
Whitinger MountainE2,143 m18.7 mi
Manzanita MountainNNE2,137 m23.9 mi
Logan MountainS2,121 m23.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4019:16
June solstice05:3319:5920:40
September equinox06:5218:2719:03
December solstice07:2615:5616:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363842475562706863524134
Precip in1.91.51.71.61.70.80.20.20.41.01.62.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Adin RS, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 234742 — Snag Hill, Lassen County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358776152

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