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Table Mountain

Table Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Table Mountain rises to 2,100 m in California. Lassen Peak stands 3,187 m to the south-southeast, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Seismograph, a attraction 1.6 miles away.

The story

mountain in Shasta County, California, United States

Wikidata Q49080733, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2100 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.55710, -121.55026

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Eskimo Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Red Mountain: 2.1 mi
  • Chaos Crater: 2.2 mi
  • Red Lake Mountain: 2.5 mi
  • Chaos Crags: 2.7 mi
Springs: 33
Cliffs: 13
Attractions: 7
Waterfalls: 6
  • Mill Creek Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Kings Creek Falls: 8.8 mi
  • Bluff Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Deadhorse Falls: 19.9 mi
  • Bear Creek Falls: 20.9 mi
Parks: 6
  • Meadow Park: 18.2 mi
  • Washburn Blue Park: 22.9 mi
  • Burney Civic Park: 23.3 mi
  • Chester Park: 23.9 mi
  • Dig It Meadow: 24.5 mi
Hot springs: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Kings Creek Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
  • Hat Creek Campground Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
  • Old Station Day Use Area: 9.8 mi
  • Elam Picnic Area: 22.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • Mount Harkness Lookout: 15.7 mi
  • Fort Maxwell: 17.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Totem Pole: 18.2 mi
Museums: 1
  • Chester-Lake Almanor Museum: 24.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Table Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lassen PeakSSE 153°3,187 m5.3 mi
Brokeoff MountainS 184°2,814 m7.7 mi
Eagle PeakSSE 164°2,811 m5.7 mi
Mount DillerS 177°2,750 m6.4 mi
Ski Heil PeakSSE 166°2,721 m6.0 mi
Mount HelenSSE 157°2,694 m6.5 mi
Pilot PinnacleS 172°2,672 m6.2 mi
Bumpass MountainSSE 158°2,664 m7.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:19
June solstice05:3620:0020:41
September equinox06:5518:2919:05
December solstice07:2716:0016:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 2 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

OpenStreetMap element node/358800274

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