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Barntop Mountain

Barntop Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Barntop Mountain rises to 1,560 m in California. Fourmile Hill stands 2,115 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Forbidden Arch, a natural arch 2.3 miles away. Volcanic Legacy passes 18 miles off.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49010854, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1560 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.87932, -121.57305

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Natural arches: 14
  • Forbidden Arch: 2.3 mi
  • Dragons Mouth: 8.4 mi
  • Boulevard Bridge: 9.4 mi
  • Balcony Bridge: 9.4 mi
  • Captain Jacks Bridge: 10.1 mi
Parks: 14
Historic sites: 11
Attractions: 10
  • Gillems Camp: 3.9 mi
  • Canby Cross: 4.5 mi
  • Captain Jack's Stronghold: 5.3 mi
  • Hospital Rock: 6.1 mi
  • Thomas-Wright Battlefield: 7.7 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Gillem Bluff: 3.6 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 4.5 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 5.0 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 5.8 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 6.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Doorknob Snowmobile park: 14.4 mi
Springs: 1
  • Big Al Spring: 18.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Klamath Welcome Center: 21.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Barntop Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fourmile HillS 188°2,115 m16.5 mi
Indian ButteSSE 169°2,037 m17.1 mi
Stukel MountainNNW 348°1,988.82 m15.6 mi
Lookout ButteS 190°1,982 m16.0 mi
Mount DomeSW 231°1,971 m7.6 mi
Sharp MountainSW 220°1,904 m15.8 mi
Sheep MountainWSW 252°1,891 m17.0 mi
J F MountainW 270°1,880 m14.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:19
June solstice05:3220:0320:46
September equinox06:5418:2819:05
December solstice07:3115:5416:39

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323540445360676558483731
Precip in1.31.11.21.01.10.80.20.20.40.71.11.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tulelake, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1657995 — Barntop Mountain, Siskiyou County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358806026

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