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Bogus Mountain

Bogus Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bogus Mountain rises to 1,376 m in California. Willow Creek Mountain stands 2,384 m to the east-southeast, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Windmill Point, a peak 3.1 miles away.

The story

mountain in Siskiyou County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49014700, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1376 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.85820, -122.39280

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 20
Artworks: 14
  • Welcoming Dragon: 13.1 mi
  • Jack Daniel: 14.7 mi
  • Captain Morgan: 14.7 mi
  • Welcome Sign / Sculpture: 15.2 mi
  • The Nurses: 23.1 mi
Historic sites: 9
Cliffs: 2
Museums: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Willow Creek MountainESE 110°2,384 m8.4 mi
Ball MountainESE 110°2,373 m13.0 mi
Butte MountainE 95°2,103 m10.4 mi
Eagle RockE 80°2,092 m7.9 mi
Herd PeakSSE 153°2,087 m17.9 mi
Cottonwood PeakW 279°2,014.1 m13.2 mi
Miller MountainSSE 149°1,995 m16.0 mi
Soda MountainNNW 343°1,856 m14.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4519:22
June solstice05:3520:0720:49
September equinox06:5818:3219:08
December solstice07:3515:5716:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374044495765747265534236
Precip in1.41.41.31.11.10.60.20.30.30.91.32.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montague Siskiyou AP, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358796992

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