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The High Rocks

The High Rocks, seen from above at true elevation

The High Rocks rises to 465 m in California. Big Bar Mountain stands 1,332 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Schirmer Cascade, a waterfall 1.6 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49082447, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
465 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.58544, -121.52080

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Waterfalls: 21
Museums: 17
Historic sites: 8
  • Beatson Corral: 2.7 mi
  • World Trade Center artifact: 8.2 mi
  • IN LOVING MEMORY OF Kristina Chesterman 1992-2013: 18.1 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 19.5 mi
  • Phagna Norapamok Memorial: 19.6 mi
Artworks: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Cliffs: 5
Gardens: 4
Springs: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of The High Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Bar MountainNNE 21°1,332 m14.2 mi
Quartz HillENE 78°1,325 m17.4 mi
Flea MountainN 9°1,299 m17.0 mi
Sky HighNE 53°1,275 m16.8 mi
Shute MountainNE 56°1,255 m14.6 mi
Swain HillE 82°1,248 m15.1 mi
Hungary Hunt PeakNNE 20°1,227 m13.2 mi
Pompys PointENE 62°1,214 m16.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:18
June solstice05:4019:5720:38
September equinox06:5418:2919:05
December solstice07:2416:0316:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495257616875807873655549
Precip in5.85.64.72.21.40.60.00.10.41.32.85.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oroville, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358777186

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