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Fox Mountain

Fox Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates41.26628, -121.03636

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 7
Cliffs: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Springs: 1
  • Deer Spring: 19.9 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Site of the First School in Fall River Valley: 20.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Knox MountainESE 108°2,149 m18.5 mi
Manzanita MountainE 86°2,137 m12.3 mi
Grouse MountainENE 66°2,111 m10.6 mi
Schaffer MountainNE 43°1,988 m9.2 mi
Horsehead MountainENE 69°1,988 m10.0 mi
Hermit ButteENE 71°1,979 m13.9 mi
Spring HillSSE 152°1,955 m22.5 mi
Widow MountainWSW 242°1,928 m15.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4019:17
June solstice05:3220:0020:41
September equinox06:5218:2719:03
December solstice07:2715:5416:39

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363842475562706863524134
Precip in1.91.51.71.61.70.80.20.20.41.01.62.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Adin RS, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358766100

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