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Bump Heads

Bump Heads, seen from above at true elevation

Bump Heads rises to 1,383 m in California. Bryant Mountain stands 1,969 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Sagebrush Butte, a peak 6.2 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49016699, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1383 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.81905, -121.06164

Named places within 25 miles

Natural arches: 8
  • Captain Jacks Bridge: 22.8 mi
  • Peninsula Bridge: 23.4 mi
  • Chocolate Bridge: 24.5 mi
  • Hopkins Bridge: 24.5 mi
  • Venetian Bridge: 24.5 mi
Historic sites: 6
  • Canby's Cross: 16.0 mi
  • Captain Jack's Stronghold: 16.0 mi
  • Captain Jack's Stronghold: 16.2 mi
  • Canby's Cross: 16.2 mi
  • 1873 Two Warm Springs Indians: 16.2 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Petroglyph Point: 17.1 mi
  • Hospital Rock: 21.1 mi
  • Captain Jack's Stronghold: 22.7 mi
  • Garden Bridges: 24.5 mi
  • Thomas-Wright Battlefield: 24.8 mi
Springs: 3
  • Deer Spring: 18.7 mi
  • Big Al Spring: 22.7 mi
  • Hay Spring: 24.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
Parks: 3
  • Malin Community Park: 22.5 mi
  • Tulelake-Butte Valley Fairgrounds: 23.3 mi
  • Otis Roper Park: 23.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.8 miles of Bump Heads. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bryant MountainNW 323°1,969.313 m18.5 mi
Barry PointNE 34°1,885 m24.1 mi
Strawberry ButteNNE 27°1,840 m21.3 mi
Muldoon MountainENE 57°1,837.944 m22.4 mi
Castle RockNE 50°1,804 m22.4 mi
Brushy MountainNE 38°1,781 m19.3 mi
Beaver MountainENE 63°1,766 m20.5 mi
Cougar ButteWSW 242°1,762 m24.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4019:17
June solstice05:3020:0120:43
September equinox06:5218:2619:03
December solstice07:2915:5216:37

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323540445360676558483731
Precip in1.31.11.21.01.10.80.20.20.40.71.11.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tulelake, 23 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1658170 — Bump Heads, Modoc County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358806184

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