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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
1846 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.97072, -121.01191

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 6
Cliffs: 5
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 23.5 miles of Snag Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blacks MountainSW 215°2,222 m16.4 mi
Harvey MountainS 185°2,217 m15.9 mi
Slate MountainSE 142°2,162 m13.2 mi
Knox MountainNE 48°2,149 m21.9 mi
Ashurst MountainS 174°2,143 m16.0 mi
Whitinger MountainE 92°2,143 m18.7 mi
Logan MountainS 170°2,121 m23.0 mi
Patterson MountainSSW 200°2,097 m16.0 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 5080 °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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