Skip to content

Kangaroo Mountain

Kangaroo Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Kangaroo Mountain rises to 2,040 m in California. Condrey Mountain stands 2,164 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Kangaroo Spring, a spring 0.5 miles away.

The story

Kangaroo Mountain is a low mountain in the Klamath Mountains, in Siskiyou County, far northwestern California. It is about 6 miles (9.7 km) south of California-Oregon border.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q19462663, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2040 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.92040, -123.19949

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 19
Attractions: 11
  • Cook and Green Trailhead: 4.3 mi
  • Stein butte trailhead: 6.8 mi
  • Fir glade trailhead: 7.5 mi
  • Bigfoot Trap: 9.9 mi
  • Sanctuary One: 12.5 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Horsetail Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Ponytail Falls: 3.7 mi
  • Loretta Falls: 18.0 mi
  • Maple Falls: 18.9 mi
  • Wilderness Falls: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Parks: 4
  • Happy Camp River Park: 12.4 mi
  • Cantrall Buckley County Park: 22.0 mi
  • Tunnel Ridge Recreation Site: 22.2 mi
  • Little Applegate Recreation Site: 22.8 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Cabin: 4.0 mi
  • Scotts Bar Monument: 15.7 mi
  • Sailor's Diggings - Waldo Memorial: 24.7 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Madronita: 24.4 mi
  • Tree of life: 24.4 mi
  • Dragonfly: 24.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
Museums: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Seattle Bar Day Use Area: 6.7 mi
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Kangaroo Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Condrey MountainE 84°2,164 m11.4 mi
Scraggy MountainENE 75°2,117 m10.5 mi
Lake MountainSSE 164°2,096 m12.4 mi
Dry Lake MountainE 94°2,063 m13.3 mi
Red ButteNE 50°2,054 m1.0 mi
Arnold MountainNW 321°2,026.31 m8.3 mi
Pyramid PeakWNW 300°1,966.265 m8.5 mi
Whisky PeakNNW 335°1,950 m7.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4819:25
June solstice05:3820:1020:52
September equinox07:0118:3519:12
December solstice07:3816:0016:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404347515965727165554539
Precip in4.43.03.02.11.40.70.50.40.62.33.95.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ruch, 22 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358798378

More peaks in California

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Kangaroo Mountain.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens