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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
1865 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: 36
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 MountainNW 310°2,814 m17.5 mi
Eagle PeakNW 320°2,811 m17.6 mi
Ski Heil PeakNW 319°2,721 m17.5 mi
Mount HelenNW 322°2,694 m16.6 mi
Pilot PinnacleNW 317°2,672 m17.6 mi
Bumpass MountainNW 321°2,664 m16.0 mi
Reading PeakNNW 327°2,647 m15.5 mi
Red CinderNNE 12°2,549 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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