Bear Mountain
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Bear Mountain rises to 1,953 m in California. Preston Peak stands 2,208 m to the northeast, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Wilderness Falls, a waterfall 2.3 miles away.
The story
Bear Mountain is a mountain located in the Siskiyou Mountains of Northern California in the United States. The summit, located in Siskiyou County, is at an elevation of 6,415 feet (1,955 m). The highest point in Del Norte County is located just west of the summit at about 6404+ feet (1952+ meters). The mountain is in the Siskiyou Wilderness and straddles the county boundary, which also separates the Six Rivers and Klamath national forests. A cirque named Devils Punchbowl containing a tarn is located on the mountain's north side. Due to its location near the Pacific Ocean, the mountain normally receives tremendous snowfall during the winter.
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Wikidata Q4876502, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,953 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Twin Peaks: 2.8 mi
- Jedediah Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Bear Basin Butte: 3.7 mi
- Preston Peak: 4.1 mi
- Prescott Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Stout Grove: 21.2 mi
- Grove of Titans: 22.1 mi
- Great Cats World Park: 23.8 mi
- Boy Scout Tree: 23.8 mi
- Butterfly Pavilion: 24.0 mi
- Cedar Camp Spring: 16.8 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 20.5 mi
- Cold Spring: 21.9 mi
- Buckhorn Spring: 23.3 mi
- Fern Spring: 24.0 mi
- Danger Point: 13.1 mi
- Ferry Point: 14.8 mi
- Blue Nose Bluff: 17.4 mi
- Limestone Bluffs: 22.4 mi
- Wilderness Falls: 2.3 mi
- Loretta Falls: 15.3 mi
- Fern Fall: 24.1 mi
- The People's Center: 15.1 mi
- Siskiyou Smokejumper Base Museum: 21.3 mi
- Oregon Caves Visitor Center: 24.9 mi
- Happy Camp River Park: 15.6 mi
- Indian Hill Ranch: 19.5 mi
- Illinois River Forks State Park: 24.9 mi
- Engine: 18.2 mi
- Sailor's Diggings - Waldo Memorial: 18.3 mi
- Fort Briggs Historical Marker: 23.5 mi
- Rough and Ready Preserve: 20.1 mi
- Rough and Ready State Natural Site: 20.7 mi
- Woodcock Bog RNA (BLM): 23.2 mi
- Collier Tunnel Rest Area: 12.5 mi
- Waldo: 18.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Bear Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Peak | NE 49° | 2,208 m | 4.1 mi |
| El Capitan | NNE 32° | 2,075 m | 5.9 mi |
| Little Preston | NE 51° | 1,945 m | 4.7 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | NNE 28° | 1,920 m | 8.6 mi |
| Youngs Peak | NNE 14° | 1,908 m | 6.7 mi |
| Polar Bear Mountain | NNE 28° | 1,906 m | 8.0 mi |
| Copper Mountain | NE 40° | 1,903 m | 4.8 mi |
| The Lieutenants | NE 35° | 1,878 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:50 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:12 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:03 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 44 | 47 | 52 | 59 | 65 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 11.4 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 8.0 | 12.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cave Junction 1 WNW, 25 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 256688 — Bear Mountain, Siskiyou County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358796804
Day trips start here
- Del Norte County · 15 mi
- Oregon Caves National Monument · 25 mi
- Crescent City · 27 mi
- Klamath · 27 mi
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