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Bearcat Mountain

Bearcat Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bearcat Mountain rises to 1,267 m in California. Dutchman Peak stands 2,261 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Haystack Butte, a peak 0.5 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49011548, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1267 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.79569, -122.84059

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 19
Artworks: 15
Parks: 13
  • Discovery Park: 10.8 mi
  • Greenhorn Park: 11.0 mi
  • Ringe Park: 11.1 mi
  • Yreka Park: 11.1 mi
  • Gold Street Community Garden: 11.2 mi
Historic sites: 8
Attractions: 5
  • Sugar pine river access: 12.9 mi
  • Cook and Green Trailhead: 21.5 mi
  • Stein butte trailhead: 21.9 mi
  • Bigfoot Trap: 23.6 mi
  • Sanctuary One: 23.9 mi
Museums: 4
Waterfalls: 4
  • Horsetail Falls: 17.5 mi
  • Ponytail Falls: 17.6 mi
  • Maple Falls: 20.3 mi
  • Johnson Creek Falls: 23.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Rest areas: 1
Beaches: 1
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Bearcat Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dutchman PeakN 351°2,260.702 m17.3 mi
Observation PeakN 351°2,237 m15.5 mi
Condrey MountainNW 324°2,164 m12.1 mi
Big Red MountainN 360°2,149 m17.7 mi
Tom Martin PeakWSW 252°2,140 m12.8 mi
Scraggy MountainNW 324°2,117 m14.1 mi
Lake MountainWSW 258°2,096 m15.4 mi
Dry Lake MountainNNW 326°2,063 m9.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4719:24
June solstice05:3720:0820:50
September equinox07:0018:3419:10
December solstice07:3615:5916:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374045505966747366544336
Precip in3.32.21.81.31.30.70.50.30.41.12.23.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yreka, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 256744 — Bearcat Mountain, Siskiyou County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358796818

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