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Black Fox Mountain

Black Fox Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Black Fox Mountain rises to 1,976 m in California. Mount Shasta stands 4,322 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Black Fox Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away.

The story

mountain in Siskiyou County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49013367, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1976 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.34627, -121.89028

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 14
Artworks: 11
  • Siskiyou Art Musuem: 21.9 mi
  • Peaceful Warrior: 22.2 mi
  • Those Left Behind: 22.3 mi
  • Greatest Generation: 22.3 mi
  • POW - MIA: 22.4 mi
Historic sites: 7
  • Everett Memorial: 18.8 mi
  • Smithy: 19.5 mi
  • Ladies cabin: 19.6 mi
  • Hot LZ Memorial Wall: 22.3 mi
  • Living Memorial Sculpture Garden: 22.3 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Upper Falls Day Use Area: 9.7 mi
  • Bigalow Bridge Day Use Area: 10.0 mi
  • Lakin Dam: 10.0 mi
  • Lower Falls Day Use Area: 10.6 mi
  • Cantara Loop River Access: 22.4 mi
Parks: 5
Springs: 4
Museums: 3
  • Heritage Junction Museum: 14.4 mi
  • Siskiyou Arts Museum: 21.9 mi
  • Sisson Museum: 22.9 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Freudian System Cave: 14.8 mi
  • 1727 Class M6: 21.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
  • Red Banks: 16.4 mi
  • Red Banks: 16.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Sisson Meadow: 21.9 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Siskiyou Beach: 23.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Black Fox Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ShastaWNW 285°4,321.8 m16.4 mi
Misery HillWNW 284°4,206.2 m16.5 mi
Thumb RockWNW 283°3,938.9 m16.3 mi
Shastarama PointW 280°3,393.9 m16.0 mi
Green ButteW 276°2,802 m16.5 mi
Ash Creek ButteNW 310°2,554 m10.8 mi
Red ButteW 274°2,553.3 m15.1 mi
Gray ButteW 271°2,471.3 m15.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4319:20
June solstice05:3520:0320:45
September equinox06:5618:3019:06
December solstice07:3115:5816:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363841465562706862524235
Precip in8.07.47.63.82.51.20.20.30.62.35.610.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mccloud, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358762017

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