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Steamboat Rock

Steamboat Rock, seen from above at true elevation

Steamboat Rock rises to 238 m in California. Bald Mountain stands 1,761 m to the north-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Robbers Roost, a peak 1.3 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49077863, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
238 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.67433, -121.63942

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Waterfalls: 21
Museums: 17
  • Depot Museum: 5.5 mi
  • Patrick Ranch Museum: 8.6 mi
  • Stansbury Home: 11.3 mi
  • Chico Children's Museum: 11.3 mi
  • National Yo-Yo Museum: 11.3 mi
Historic sites: 8
  • World Trade Center artifact: 2.0 mi
  • Beatson Corral: 6.9 mi
  • IN LOVING MEMORY OF Kristina Chesterman 1992-2013: 9.6 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 10.7 mi
  • Phagna Norapamok Memorial: 11.2 mi
Springs: 7
Ghost towns: 7
Artworks: 7
Cliffs: 5
Gardens: 4
Nature reserves: 2
Picnic sites: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.0 miles of Steamboat Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald MountainNNE 23°1,761 m21.0 mi
Oak PointNNE 28°1,617 m19.8 mi
Grizzly DomeNE 49°1,501 m20.8 mi
The Big HillNE 36°1,471 m20.2 mi
Bear Ranch HillNE 51°1,455 m18.7 mi
Big Bar MountainENE 58°1,332 m13.3 mi
Flea MountainNE 40°1,299 m13.9 mi
Sky HighE 79°1,275 m20.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:19
June solstice05:4019:5820:39
September equinox06:5518:3019:05
December solstice07:2516:0316:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F474953576473797874645347
Precip in10.210.18.34.62.30.80.00.20.42.85.511.2

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358776549

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