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Snail Head

Snail Head, seen from above at true elevation

Snail Head rises to 576 m in California. North Maggie Mountain stands 3,119 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Soda Spring, a spring 0.6 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49074971, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
576 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.12162, -118.81232

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 30
  • Soda Spring: 0.6 mi
  • Ward Spring: 2.0 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Doyle Springs: 10.7 mi
  • Camp Nelson soda spring: 11.6 mi
Parks: 30
Historic sites: 6
Waterfalls: 6
Attractions: 6
  • Trail of 100 Giants: 15.7 mi
  • Cabin 236: 18.3 mi
  • Cabin 234: 18.3 mi
  • Cabin 242: 18.3 mi
  • Cabin 240: 18.3 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • McCarthy Blue Oak Ranch Preserve: 6.2 mi
  • Dry Creek Preserve: 24.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Sunset Point Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
  • Old Mountain Home Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
Museums: 2
  • Porterville Historical Museum: 12.1 mi
  • Three Rivers Historical Museum: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 1
Artworks: 1
  • World's Largest Olive: 17.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Snail Head. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Maggie MountainNE 42°3,119 m14.5 mi
Sheep MountainNE 39°3,061 m16.6 mi
Maggie MountainNE 48°3,046 m14.6 mi
Slate MountainESE 101°2,829 m13.4 mi
Moses MountainNE 34°2,820 m13.1 mi
Jordan PeakENE 71°2,774 m12.7 mi
Dennison MountainNNE 15°2,645 m14.1 mi
Hermit RockE 79°2,576 m17.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3319:07
June solstice05:3919:3820:16
September equinox06:4418:2018:54
December solstice07:0316:0516:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495459637078838277685649
Precip in2.11.92.00.90.30.10.00.00.10.61.01.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Porterville, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358802195

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