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Stover Mountain

Stover Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Stover Mountain rises to 1,865 m in California. Brokeoff Mountain stands 2,814 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Ski Hill, a peak 1.1 miles away.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49078679, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,865 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.28183, -121.30580

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Ski Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Old Ski Hill: 1.7 mi
  • North Stover Mountain: 3.9 mi
  • Ice Cave Mountain: 6.1 mi
  • Butt Mountain: 6.1 mi
Springs: 35
Attractions: 7
Waterfalls: 7
  • Deer Creek Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Kings Creek Falls: 14.2 mi
  • Bluff Falls: 15.1 mi
  • Mill Creek Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Lower Deer Creek Falls: 16.5 mi
Cliffs: 5
Hot springs: 5
Parks: 4
  • Dig It Meadow: 4.2 mi
  • Chester Park: 4.4 mi
  • Clear Creek Park: 13.6 mi
  • Swain Mountain Experimental Forest: 14.9 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Historic sites: 3
  • Fort Maxwell: 7.3 mi
  • Mount Harkness Lookout: 10.3 mi
  • Vehicle: 14.1 mi
Beaches: 2
Museums: 1
  • Chester-Lake Almanor Museum: 4.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Stover Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Brokeoff MountainNW2,814 m17.5 mi
Eagle PeakNW2,811 m17.6 mi
Ski Heil PeakNW2,721 m17.5 mi
Mount HelenNW2,694 m16.6 mi
Pilot PinnacleNW2,672 m17.6 mi
Bumpass MountainNW2,664 m16.0 mi
Reading PeakNNW2,647 m15.5 mi
Red CinderNNE2,549 m15.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4219:18
June solstice05:3619:5820:39
September equinox06:5418:2819:04
December solstice07:2516:0016:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323438445260676660503932
Precip in6.25.15.52.51.90.80.40.20.31.73.36.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chester, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358776644

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