Bear Mountain
Bear Mountain rises to 1,766 m in California. Rainbow Mountain stands 2,301 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Stillwater Butte, a peak 4.4 miles away.
The story
mountain in Siskiyou County, California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49011380, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1766 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Stillwater Butte: 4.4 mi
- Hunters Hill: 4.8 mi
- Hambone Butte: 5.1 mi
- Sheepheaven Butte: 5.2 mi
- Cabin Butte: 7.3 mi
- Middle Falls: 15.6 mi
- Upper Falls: 15.7 mi
- Lower Falls: 16.4 mi
- Clark Creek Falls: 18.4 mi
- Rock Creek Falls: 19.2 mi
- Bigalow Bridge Day Use Area: 15.6 mi
- Upper Falls Day Use Area: 15.7 mi
- Lakin Dam: 15.9 mi
- Lower Falls Day Use Area: 16.8 mi
- Long Bell State Game Refuge 1N: 21.0 mi
- Hoo Hoo Park: 21.6 mi
- Hat Creek Park: 24.0 mi
- Deer Springs: 11.9 mi
- Dad Lofton Spring: 17.5 mi
- Freudian System Cave: 12.2 mi
- "Stand by Me" Bridge: 20.5 mi
- Smithy: 23.7 mi
- Ladies cabin: 23.7 mi
- Heritage Junction Museum: 22.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Bear Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Mountain | NW 314° | 2,301 m | 17.1 mi |
| Dry Creek Peak | NW 310° | 2,298 m | 17.3 mi |
| Red Cap Mountain | N 355° | 2,147 m | 16.9 mi |
| Tamarack Peak | N 353° | 2,092 m | 17.8 mi |
| Stephens Butte | NNW 330° | 2,065 m | 16.9 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NW 310° | 1,977 m | 7.7 mi |
| Black Fox Mountain | WNW 289° | 1,976 m | 9.4 mi |
| Red Hill | NNE 13° | 1,956 m | 17.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 20:02 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 15:57 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 38 | 41 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 52 | 42 | 35 |
| Precip in | 8.0 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 5.6 | 10.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mccloud, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 256687 — Bear Mountain, Siskiyou County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358796803
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