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Badger Peak

Badger Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Badger Peak rises to 2,236 m in California. Lyons Peak stands 2,398 m to the east-southeast, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Grouse Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49009513, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,236 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.59849, -121.62916

Named places within 25 miles

Natural arches: 14
  • Heppe Bridge: 8.2 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 9.2 mi
  • Ovis Bridge: 9.3 mi
  • Brushy Bridge: 9.6 mi
  • Venetian Bridge: 9.7 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Hidden Valley: 7.8 mi
  • Freudian System Cave: 8.8 mi
  • Garden Bridges: 9.7 mi
  • Fleener Chimneys: 11.5 mi
  • Black Crater: 12.2 mi
Historic sites: 6
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Doorknob Snowmobile park: 6.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Badger Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lyons PeakESE2,398 m6.4 mi
Mount HoffmanENE2,397 m4.0 mi
Red Shale ButteESE2,381 m5.6 mi
Glass MountainE2,316 m6.4 mi
Medicine MountainSSE2,295 m2.6 mi
Little Mount HoffmanSW2,197 m2.1 mi
Garner MountainW2,195 m9.3 mi
Red Cap MountainWSW2,147 m7.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4219:19
June solstice05:3320:0320:45
September equinox06:5518:2919:05
December solstice07:3115:5516:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333540445260696862513932
Precip in1.62.11.91.31.41.00.40.30.40.81.51.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lava Beds NAT MON, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 256423 — Badger Peak, Siskiyou County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358796679

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