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Goose Mountain

Goose Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Goose Mountain rises to 1,498 m in California. Burney Mountain stands 2,395 m to the southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Bunchgrass Mountain, a peak 2.2 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49032343, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1498 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.92710, -121.78416

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 16
  • Lion Wash Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Lion Slide Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Hatchet Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Kinner Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Rock Creek Falls: 7.7 mi
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 5
  • Bigalow Bridge Day Use Area: 23.7 mi
  • McCloud Bridge Day Use: 24.1 mi
  • Lakin Dam: 24.1 mi
  • Upper Falls Day Use Area: 24.5 mi
  • Lower Falls Day Use Area: 24.7 mi
Parks: 4
Historic sites: 4
  • Lockhart Ferry: 18.5 mi
  • Afterthought Mine: 20.1 mi
  • Smithy: 20.7 mi
  • Ladies cabin: 20.7 mi
Attractions: 2
Springs: 2
Rest areas: 1
Museums: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Metal Horse: 21.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Goose Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Burney MountainSE 135°2,395 m11.7 mi
Snow MountainS 183°2,076 m11.3 mi
Clover MountainS 181°2,066 m12.8 mi
Dan Hunt MountainS 175°1,892 m13.2 mi
Dan Covey ButteS 174°1,871 m13.7 mi
Green MountainS 173°1,843 m10.2 mi
Chalk MountainNNW 345°1,786 m4.8 mi
Stacher ButteS 182°1,759 m14.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:19
June solstice05:3620:0220:43
September equinox06:5518:3019:06
December solstice07:2915:5916:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343641465561696660493933
Precip in4.55.24.02.81.80.60.30.30.41.32.54.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burney, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 260709 — Goose Mountain, Shasta County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358797952

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