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Bear Cub

Bear Cub, seen from above at true elevation

Bear Cub rises to 1,833 m in California. Preston Peak stands 2,208 m to the south, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Polar Bear Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49011299, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,833 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.89123, -123.61090

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 11
Waterfalls: 5
Museums: 5
Historic sites: 4
  • Sailor's Diggings - Waldo Memorial: 11.8 mi
  • Fort Briggs Historical Marker: 16.7 mi
  • Cabin: 21.0 mi
  • Engine: 22.4 mi
Cliffs: 4
Parks: 3
  • Indian Hill Ranch: 13.3 mi
  • Happy Camp River Park: 14.1 mi
  • Illinois River Forks State Park: 18.5 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Attractions: 3
  • Great Cats World Park: 17.4 mi
  • Butterfly Pavilion: 17.6 mi
  • Oregon Caves National Monument: 17.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 2
  • The Dovetail joint: 21.3 mi
  • It's a Burl gallery: 21.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Seattle Bar Day Use Area: 24.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Bear Cub. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Preston PeakS2,208 m3.9 mi
El CapitanS2,075 m1.5 mi
Bear MountainSSW1,953 m7.3 mi
Little PrestonS1,945 m3.7 mi
Althouse MountainNE1,926 m11.4 mi
Lookout MountainNE1,920 m1.4 mi
Tanner MountainNE1,920 m13.4 mi
Youngs PeakW1,908 m1.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5019:27
June solstice05:4020:1220:54
September equinox07:0318:3719:13
December solstice07:4016:0216:47

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, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358795115

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