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Buckhorn Mountain

Buckhorn Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Buckhorn Mountain rises to 2,103 m in California. Boulder Peak stands 2,512 m to the southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Buckhorn Spring, a spring 0.2 miles away.

The story

mountain in Siskiyou County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49016291, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2103 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.67301, -123.25019

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 19
Waterfalls: 6
  • Maple Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Horsetail Falls: 18.7 mi
  • Ponytail Falls: 18.9 mi
  • Wilderness Falls: 21.1 mi
  • Johnson Creek Falls: 22.6 mi
Historic sites: 5
Cliffs: 4
Attractions: 4
  • Sugar pine river access: 10.3 mi
  • Cook and Green Trailhead: 21.6 mi
  • Fir glade trailhead: 23.1 mi
  • Stein butte trailhead: 24.0 mi
Parks: 3
  • Happy Camp River Park: 10.3 mi
  • City Park: 21.4 mi
  • Johnson - Joss Park: 23.4 mi
Museums: 3
Beaches: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Seattle Bar Day Use Area: 23.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Buckhorn Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Boulder PeakSE 128°2,512 m10.4 mi
Black Marble MountainSSE 160°2,268 m7.0 mi
Kings CastleSSE 160°2,257 m4.3 mi
English PeakS 174°2,229 m18.9 mi
Box Camp MountainSE 145°2,215 m6.3 mi
Big RidgeSE 136°2,141 m1.2 mi
Tom Martin PeakENE 63°2,140 m10.1 mi
Marble MountainSSE 164°2,131 m7.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4919:25
June solstice05:3920:1020:52
September equinox07:0118:3519:12
December solstice07:3716:0216:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434751566268747369594943
Precip in9.46.96.44.02.20.90.20.10.83.56.810.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orleans, 30 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 257622 — Buckhorn Mountain, Siskiyou County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358797069

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