Fox Mountain
Fox Mountain rises to 1,943 m in California. Knox Mountain stands 2,149 m to the east-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Dutch Flat Wildlife Area, a nature reserve 2.0 miles away.
The story
Fox Mountain is a mountain located in the Modoc-Lassen Plateau of southwest Modoc County, California, which stands at 1,944 m (6,378 ft). It is around 11.1 km (6.9 mi) northwest of Adin, California. Slightly northwest of the mountain, there is an old fire lookout tower accessible via dirt road.
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Wikidata Q49030339, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1943 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Harper Hill: 4.3 mi
- Iron Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Black Butte: 4.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Butte: 5.4 mi
- Roberts Butte: 5.4 mi
- Ash Creek Wildlife Area: 5.5 mi
- Adin park: 7.1 mi
- Clara Bieber Memorial Park: 11.3 mi
- Evans and Bailey Historical Monument: 16.0 mi
- Hayden Hill-Silva Flat State Game Refuge: 18.2 mi
- The Cliffs: 4.9 mi
- Noble Bluff: 9.8 mi
- Dutch Flat Wildlife Area: 2.0 mi
- Deer Spring: 19.9 mi
- Site of the First School in Fall River Valley: 20.7 mi
- Young Falls: 21.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of Fox Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knox Mountain | ESE 108° | 2,149 m | 18.5 mi |
| Manzanita Mountain | E 86° | 2,137 m | 12.3 mi |
| Grouse Mountain | ENE 66° | 2,111 m | 10.6 mi |
| Schaffer Mountain | NE 43° | 1,988 m | 9.2 mi |
| Horsehead Mountain | ENE 69° | 1,988 m | 10.0 mi |
| Hermit Butte | ENE 71° | 1,979 m | 13.9 mi |
| Spring Hill | SSE 152° | 1,955 m | 22.5 mi |
| Widow Mountain | WSW 242° | 1,928 m | 15.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:40 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:00 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:54 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 38 | 42 | 47 | 55 | 62 | 70 | 68 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 34 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Adin RS, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358766100
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