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Border Mountain

Border Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Border Mountain rises to 1,905 m in California. Lyons Peak stands 2,398 m to the north-northwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Buck Butte, a peak 1.2 miles away.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49014888, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,905 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.49127, -121.46805

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Natural arches: 13
  • Natural Bridge: 14.8 mi
  • Ovis Bridge: 14.9 mi
  • Heppe Bridge: 14.9 mi
  • Brushy Bridge: 15.2 mi
  • Venetian Bridge: 15.2 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Freudian System Cave: 10.1 mi
  • Hidden Valley: 14.4 mi
  • Garden Bridges: 15.2 mi
  • Fleener Chimneys: 19.2 mi
  • Black Crater: 19.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Doorknob Snowmobile park: 13.4 mi
Springs: 1
  • Deer Spring: 19.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Border Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lyons PeakNNW2,398 m6.4 mi
Mount HoffmanNNW2,397 m9.4 mi
Red Shale ButteNNW2,381 m6.7 mi
Glass MountainNNW2,316 m7.8 mi
Medicine MountainNW2,295 m9.0 mi
Badger PeakNW2,236 m11.1 mi
Little Mount HoffmanWNW2,197 m11.6 mi
Red Cap MountainWNW2,147 m14.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:18
June solstice05:3320:0220:44
September equinox06:5418:2819:05
December solstice07:3015:5516:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333540445260696862513932
Precip in1.62.11.91.31.41.00.40.30.40.81.51.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lava Beds NAT MON, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 219660 — Border Mountain, Siskiyou County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358762287

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