Bear Peak
Bear Peak rises to 1,733 m in California. Preston Peak stands 2,208 m to the north, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Hill, a peak 2.4 miles away.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49011487, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,733 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Red Hill: 2.4 mi
- Pony Peak: 5.4 mi
- Harrington Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Prescott Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Stevens Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 13.5 mi
- Cedar Camp Spring: 15.0 mi
- Cold Spring: 16.4 mi
- Buckhorn Spring: 16.9 mi
- Faulkstein Spring: 20.5 mi
- Wilderness Falls: 7.3 mi
- Maple Falls: 20.8 mi
- Loretta Falls: 21.0 mi
- Ishi Pishi Falls: 21.7 mi
- Ferry Point: 7.5 mi
- Blue Nose Bluff: 8.9 mi
- Limestone Bluffs: 18.3 mi
- Danger Point: 20.7 mi
- The People's Center: 12.4 mi
- Happy Camp River Park: 12.8 mi
- Collier Tunnel Rest Area: 21.1 mi
- Engine: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Bear Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Peak | N 350° | 2,208 m | 10.1 mi |
| Buckhorn Mountain | E 94° | 2,103 m | 17.0 mi |
| El Capitan | N 352° | 2,075 m | 12.4 mi |
| Bear Mountain | NW 326° | 1,953 m | 8.7 mi |
| Little Preston | N 353° | 1,945 m | 10.3 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | N 357° | 1,920 m | 14.9 mi |
| Huckleberry Mountain | E 90° | 1,918 m | 16.3 mi |
| Youngs Peak | NNW 347° | 1,908 m | 14.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:50 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:11 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 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 | 47 | 47 | 49 | 51 | 54 | 55 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 54 | 49 | 46 |
| Precip in | 13.4 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 6.6 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 5.0 | 10.1 | 15.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Klamath, 27 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358796811
Day trips start here
- Del Norte County · 20 mi
- Klamath · 26 mi
- Redwood National Park · 28 mi
- Oregon Caves National Monument · 30 mi
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