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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
2236 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: 8
  • 1873 Two Warm Springs Indians: 23.7 mi
  • Captain Jack's Stronghold: 23.7 mi
  • Canby's Cross: 23.7 mi
  • Canby's Cross: 23.7 mi
  • Captain Jack's Stronghold: 23.7 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Gillem Bluff: 13.5 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 14.1 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 14.8 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 15.3 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 16.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Doorknob Snowmobile park: 6.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Parks: 1
  • Long Bell State Game Refuge 1N: 16.9 mi

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 PeakESE 102°2,398 m6.4 mi
Mount HoffmanENE 78°2,397 m4.0 mi
Red Shale ButteESE 103°2,381 m5.6 mi
Glass MountainE 88°2,316 m6.4 mi
Medicine MountainSSE 160°2,295 m2.6 mi
Little Mount HoffmanSW 229°2,197 m2.1 mi
Garner MountainW 267°2,195 m9.3 mi
Red Cap MountainWSW 239°2,147 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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