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Brush Mountain

Brush Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Brush Mountain rises to 1,141 m in California. Magee Peak stands 2,563 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Hat Creek Park, a park 3.7 miles away.

The story

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

Wikidata Q49015766, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,141 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.92822, -121.58582

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Lookout Mountain: 4.7 mi
  • Rocky Ledge Butte: 5.8 mi
  • Burney Spring Mountain: 6.2 mi
  • Cinder Butte: 6.5 mi
  • Long Valley Mountain: 6.5 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Burney Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Pit River Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Clark Creek Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Rock Creek Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Young Falls: 16.1 mi
Cliffs: 7
Parks: 4
Attractions: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • Lockhart Ferry: 9.0 mi
  • Site of the First School in Fall River Valley: 16.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Old Station Day Use Area: 19.1 mi
  • Hat Creek Campground Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
Museums: 1
Rest areas: 1
Springs: 1
  • Deer Springs: 23.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Brush Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Magee PeakS2,563 m16.6 mi
Crater PeakS2,552 m16.0 mi
Fredonyer PeakS2,412 m16.8 mi
Burney MountainSSW2,395 m8.7 mi
Freaner PeakS2,250 m13.1 mi
Logan MountainS2,209 m17.2 mi
Hall ButteS2,177 m16.2 mi
Snow MountainSW2,076 m15.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:19
June solstice05:3520:0120:42
September equinox06:5518:2919:05
December solstice07:2815:5816:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353843485663696761514134
Precip in3.02.62.71.81.50.70.20.20.41.12.13.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — HAT Creek, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 257534 — Brush Mountain, Shasta County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358797040

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