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Blue Mountain

Blue Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Blue Mountain rises to 1,746 m in California. Dog Mountain stands 2,114 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is East Point, a peak 0.5 miles away. 50 named places lie within 25 miles, 43 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in Modoc County, California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49014419, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,746 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.82266, -120.85747

50 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 43
Cliffs: 4
Springs: 2
Parks: 1
  • Drews Reservoir County Park: 23.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blue Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dog MountainNNE2,114 m21.7 mi
Barry PointN1,885 m20.0 mi
Strawberry ButteN1,840 m18.6 mi
Muldoon MountainNE1,838 m14.5 mi
Juniper MountainN1,829 m23.8 mi
Castle RockNNE1,804 m15.5 mi
Brushy MountainN1,781 m15.1 mi
Beaver MountainNE1,766 m12.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:3919:16
June solstice05:2920:0020:43
September equinox06:5218:2619:02
December solstice07:2815:5116:36

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313540455360686659483830

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canby 3 SW, 28 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1658084 — Blue Mountain, Modoc County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358806131

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