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Survivors Hill

Survivors Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Survivors Hill rises to 1,978 m in California. Lassen Peak stands 3,187 m to the southwest, 2.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Devastated Area, a attraction 0.4 miles away.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49080339, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,978 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.51460, -121.47248

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 32
Cliffs: 11
Attractions: 7
  • Devastated Area: 0.4 mi
  • Hot Rock: 1.7 mi
  • Bumpass Hell: 4.2 mi
  • Seismograph: 5.0 mi
  • Devils Kitchen: 5.4 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Kings Creek Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Mill Creek Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Bluff Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Deadhorse Falls: 19.5 mi
  • Deer Creek Falls: 21.7 mi
Hot springs: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Kings Creek Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
  • Hat Creek Campground Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
  • Old Station Day Use Area: 11.1 mi
  • Elam Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
Parks: 4
  • Chester Park: 19.0 mi
  • Dig It Meadow: 19.6 mi
  • Swain Mountain Experimental Forest: 19.9 mi
  • Meadow Park: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • Mount Harkness Lookout: 10.7 mi
  • Fort Maxwell: 12.5 mi
Museums: 1
  • Chester-Lake Almanor Museum: 19.1 mi
Beaches: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Totem Pole: 21.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Survivors Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lassen PeakSW3,187 m2.5 mi
Brokeoff MountainSW2,814 m6.6 mi
Eagle PeakSW2,811 m3.6 mi
Mount DillerSW2,750 m5.2 mi
Ski Heil PeakSW2,721 m3.9 mi
Mount HelenSSW2,694 m3.4 mi
Pilot PinnacleSW2,672 m4.5 mi
Bumpass MountainSSW2,664 m3.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:18
June solstice05:3619:5920:41
September equinox06:5418:2919:05
December solstice07:2715:5916:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323235394855636257463731
Precip in6.55.56.44.32.91.30.30.30.72.74.76.5

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

Inside the official boundary of Lassen Volcanic National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Dec and Mar; busiest: Jul.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1661869 — Survivors Hill, Shasta County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358809034

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