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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
1,383 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
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
Historic sites: 4
  • Canby's Cross: 16.0 mi
  • Captain Jack's Stronghold: 16.0 mi
  • 1873 Two Warm Springs Indians: 16.2 mi
  • Tule Lake: 16.7 mi
Springs: 3
  • Deer Spring: 18.7 mi
  • Big Al Spring: 22.7 mi
  • Hay Spring: 24.5 mi
Parks: 3
  • Malin Community Park: 22.5 mi
  • Tulelake-Butte Valley Fairgrounds: 23.3 mi
  • Otis Roper Park: 23.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.9 miles of Bump Heads. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bryant MountainNW1,969 m18.5 mi
Barry PointNE1,885 m24.1 mi
Strawberry ButteNNE1,840 m21.3 mi
Muldoon MountainENE1,838 m22.4 mi
Castle RockNE1,804 m22.4 mi
Brushy MountainNE1,781 m19.3 mi
Beaver MountainENE1,766 m20.5 mi
Cougar ButteWSW1,762 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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