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Bare Mountain

Bare Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bare Mountain rises to 1,790 m in California. Grayback Mountain stands 2,148 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Spees Peak, a peak 1.5 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Siskiyou County, California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49010731, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,790 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.98623, -123.44645

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Spees Peak: 1.5 mi
  • Althouse Mountain: 1.8 mi
  • Grizzly Peak: 2.3 mi
  • Bolan Mountain: 2.3 mi
  • Weston Mountain: 2.5 mi
Springs: 15
Attractions: 6
  • Oregon Caves National Monument: 8.0 mi
  • Great Cats World Park: 15.2 mi
  • Butterfly Pavilion: 15.5 mi
  • Bigfoot Trap: 16.6 mi
  • Sanctuary One: 19.2 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Museums: 5
Nature reserves: 5
Artworks: 5
  • The Dovetail joint: 18.0 mi
  • It's a Burl gallery: 18.1 mi
  • Madronita: 21.8 mi
  • Tree of life: 21.8 mi
  • Dragonfly: 21.9 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Sailor's Diggings - Waldo Memorial: 11.3 mi
  • Cabin: 11.7 mi
  • Fort Briggs Historical Marker: 13.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Parks: 3
  • Indian Hill Ranch: 13.1 mi
  • Happy Camp River Park: 13.9 mi
  • Illinois River Forks State Park: 16.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Seattle Bar Day Use Area: 15.2 mi
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Bare Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grayback MountainNE2,148 m11.0 mi
El CapitanSW2,075 m11.7 mi
Big Sugarloaf PeakNE2,030 m11.7 mi
Arnold MountainENE2,026 m7.7 mi
Lake MountainNNE2,000 m8.5 mi
Pyramid PeakE1,966 m5.3 mi
Whisky PeakENE1,950 m9.8 mi
Little PrestonSW1,945 m12.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:4919:26
June solstice05:3920:1120:54
September equinox07:0218:3619:13
December solstice07:3916:0116:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414447525965737266554640
Precip in11.48.58.64.12.10.80.20.30.83.58.012.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cave Junction 1 WNW, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 256510 — Bare Mountain, Siskiyou County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358796752

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