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Town Mountain

Town Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Town Mountain rises to 1,317 m in California. Tombstone Mountain stands 1,693 m to the north, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Bully Hill, a peak 1.6 miles away.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49084513, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,317 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.82321, -122.21056

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 50
  • Clair Engle Park: 12.6 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 12.8 mi
  • Shasta Park: 13.0 mi
  • Margaret Polf Park: 13.5 mi
  • Northridge Park: 16.0 mi
Artworks: 24
  • Metal Horse: 12.1 mi
  • The Best Grindstone in the World: 12.3 mi
  • Human Sundial: 18.3 mi
  • Dandelions: 18.8 mi
  • Balloons: 18.8 mi
Historic sites: 12
  • Afterthought Mine: 9.5 mi
  • Dam Builders Monument: 12.6 mi
  • Veteran's Monument: 12.8 mi
  • Twin Tower Memorial: 13.0 mi
  • The Monolith: 18.4 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Potem Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Three Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Hatchet Creek Falls: 14.5 mi
  • Montgomery Creek Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Clover Creek Falls: 15.3 mi
Museums: 9
Picnic sites: 8
  • Bailey Cove Day Use: 5.8 mi
  • Salt Creek Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
  • McCloud Bridge Day Use: 8.1 mi
  • Behive Beach: 10.3 mi
  • Fishermans Point: 13.0 mi
Gardens: 6
  • Memorial Garden: 12.8 mi
  • South African Garden: 18.2 mi
  • Australian Garden: 18.2 mi
  • Medicinal Garden: 18.2 mi
  • Chilean Garden: 18.2 mi
Attractions: 4
Nature reserves: 4
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 2
Springs: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Town Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tombstone MountainN1,693 m15.6 mi
High MountainNNW1,639 m12.1 mi
North Fork MountainNNE1,609 m14.3 mi
Tater HillN1,560 m14.7 mi
McKenzie MountainNNE1,541 m16.0 mi
Satin PeakNNE1,377 m13.6 mi
Nawtawaket MountainN1,367 m10.8 mi
Bohemotash MountainW1,346 m14.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:21
June solstice05:3820:0320:45
September equinox06:5718:3119:08
December solstice07:3116:0116:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485054596776838277665447
Precip in10.511.49.24.62.91.50.10.20.53.46.612.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shasta DAM, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 268367 — Town Mountain, Shasta County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358800416

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