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Bear Peak

Bear Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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
1733 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.69123, -123.57784

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 12
Waterfalls: 4
  • Wilderness Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Maple Falls: 20.8 mi
  • Loretta Falls: 21.0 mi
  • Ishi Pishi Falls: 21.7 mi
Cliffs: 4
Museums: 1
Parks: 1
  • Happy Camp River Park: 12.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Preston PeakN 350°2,208 m10.1 mi
Buckhorn MountainE 94°2,103 m17.0 mi
El CapitanN 352°2,075 m12.4 mi
Bear MountainNW 326°1,953 m8.7 mi
Little PrestonN 353°1,945 m10.3 mi
Lookout MountainN 357°1,920 m14.9 mi
Huckleberry MountainE 90°1,918 m16.3 mi
Youngs PeakNNW 347°1,908 m14.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5019:27
June solstice05:4120:1120:53
September equinox07:0318:3719:13
December solstice07:3916:0316:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F474749515455595958544946
Precip in13.410.710.76.63.61.80.30.31.35.010.115.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Klamath, 27 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358796811

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