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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
1,267 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.79569, -122.84059

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 18
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: 7
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
Attractions: 3
  • Sugar pine river access: 12.9 mi
  • Bigfoot Trap: 23.6 mi
  • Sanctuary One: 23.9 mi
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 PeakN2,261 m17.3 mi
Observation PeakN2,237 m15.5 mi
Siskiyou PeakNNE2,178 m18.8 mi
Condrey MountainNW2,164 m12.1 mi
Big Red MountainN2,149 m17.7 mi
Tom Martin PeakWSW2,140 m12.8 mi
Scraggy MountainNW2,117 m14.1 mi
Lake MountainWSW2,096 m15.4 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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