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Bluejay Mountain

Bluejay Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bluejay Mountain rises to 1,000 m in California. Snow Mountain stands 2,076 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Buck Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49014555, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1000 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.88266, -122.02250

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 17
  • Potem Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Hatchet Creek Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Montgomery Creek Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Hatchet Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Lion Slide Falls: 6.8 mi
Picnic sites: 11
  • McCloud Bridge Day Use: 12.3 mi
  • Bailey Cove Day Use: 16.4 mi
  • Salt Creek Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
  • Behive Beach: 20.1 mi
  • Pollard Flat Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
Historic sites: 7
  • Afterthought Mine: 10.6 mi
  • Ladies cabin: 16.2 mi
  • Smithy: 16.2 mi
  • Dam Builders Monument: 22.7 mi
  • Veteran's Monument: 22.8 mi
Parks: 6
  • Burney Civic Park: 18.2 mi
  • Washburn Blue Park: 18.7 mi
  • Clair Engle Park: 22.6 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 22.8 mi
  • Shasta Park: 23.2 mi
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 3
Attractions: 3
Springs: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Metal Horse: 13.0 mi
  • The Best Grindstone in the World: 22.1 mi
Museums: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Memorial Garden: 22.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Bluejay Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snow MountainSE 125°2,076 m14.4 mi
Chalk MountainNE 55°1,786 m13.6 mi
Bunchgrass MountainENE 73°1,664 m10.7 mi
Hatchet MountainE 81°1,662 m10.0 mi
North Fork MountainNNW 333°1,609 m10.3 mi
Tamarack MountainN 352°1,583 m13.9 mi
Carberry MountainESE 107°1,578 m12.3 mi
Shoeinhorse MountainNNW 348°1,568 m13.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4419:20
June solstice05:3720:0320:44
September equinox06:5618:3119:07
December solstice07:3016:0016:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343641465561696660493933
Precip in4.55.24.02.81.80.60.30.30.41.32.54.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burney, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 219536 — Bluejay Mountain, Shasta County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358762176

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