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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: 18
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
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 MountainNNE1,761 m21.0 mi
Oak PointNNE1,617 m19.8 mi
Grizzly DomeNE1,501 m20.8 mi
The Big HillNE1,471 m20.2 mi
Bear Ranch HillNE1,455 m18.7 mi
Big Bar MountainENE1,332 m13.3 mi
Flea MountainNE1,299 m13.9 mi
Sky HighE1,275 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 50–80 °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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