Brown Mountain
Brown Mountain rises to 2,228 m in Oregon. Mount McLoughlin stands 2,895 m to the north-northwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Brown mtn trail no 1005 Trailhead, a attraction 2.8 miles away. Volcanic Legacy passes 9.7 miles off.
The story
Brown Mountain is a small cinder cone on top of a shield volcano located in Cascade Volcanic Arc in Klamath and Jackson counties, Oregon. Most of the mountain, including its peak, is in western Klamath County, but its western flanks trail off into eastern Jackson County. It is 7,344 feet (2,238 m) above sea level, but is overshadowed by nearby 9,495-foot (2,894 m) Mount McLoughlin.
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Wikidata Q4976213, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2228 m
How to reach it
- 9.7 mi off the Volcanic Legacy, National
- 28.0 mi off the Rogue-Umpqua, National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewpoint Mike · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pearce Point: 3.9 mi
- Cox Butte: 4.0 mi
- Robinson Butte: 5.6 mi
- Burton Butte: 5.7 mi
- Mount McLoughlin: 6.0 mi
- Lilly Glen County Campground: 10.2 mi
- Grizzly County Campground: 10.8 mi
- Howard Prairie County Resort: 11.0 mi
- Howard Prairie County Recreation Area: 11.1 mi
- Klum Landing County Campground: 12.0 mi
- Brown mtn trail no 1005 Trailhead: 2.8 mi
- Spence Mountain Recreation Area: 15.4 mi
- Rio Grande Caboose: 23.3 mi
- Caboose SP 4755: 23.3 mi
- Mopac Caboose: 23.5 mi
- Jack Spring: 7.8 mi
- Big Springs: 8.4 mi
- Latgawa Soda Springs: 9.4 mi
- Christi's Spring: 10.1 mi
- Jenny Creek Spring: 11.6 mi
- Rock Slide: 10.5 mi
- Slinger Rock: 12.7 mi
- Boston Bluff: 21.9 mi
- Modoc Rim: 21.9 mi
- Pompadour Bluff: 22.2 mi
- Dunlop Ranch Cabin: 8.0 mi
- Walch Wayside Memorial: 15.8 mi
- John C Boyle Dam: 20.2 mi
- Potter's Mill: 21.4 mi
- New Pokegama: 23.2 mi
- Butte Falls: 19.4 mi
- Seven Lakes Falls: 22.1 mi
- Bailey Falls: 22.1 mi
- Ranger Falls: 22.2 mi
- Sharon Fen Preserve: 14.8 mi
- Oredson-Todd Woods: 24.9 mi
- Rainbow Bay Day Use Area: 3.4 mi
- Pinehurst: 17.7 mi
- Siskiyou Rest Area: 23.8 mi
- Clay St Community Garden: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Brown Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount McLoughlin | NNW 338° | 2,895 m | 6.0 mi |
| Aspen Butte | ESE 109° | 2,503 m | 10.0 mi |
| Pelican Butte | NNE 32° | 2,440 m | 12.2 mi |
| Mount Harriman | E 86° | 2,401 m | 9.2 mi |
| Mount Carmine | ESE 102° | 2,396 m | 9.9 mi |
| Crater Mountain | ESE 111° | 2,363 m | 6.7 mi |
| Greylock Mountain | E 94° | 2,348 m | 6.7 mi |
| Whiteface Peak | ESE 103° | 2,338 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:44 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:07 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 15:55 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 35 | 40 | 48 | 54 | 63 | 62 | 56 | 46 | 35 | 29 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Howard Prairie DAM, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1138672 — Brown Mountain, Klamath County, Oregon.
OpenStreetMap element node/357307414
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