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Mount Bidwell

Mount Bidwell, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Bidwell rises to 2,529 m in California. Crane Mountain stands 2,577 m to the north-northwest, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Yellow Mountain, a peak 2.1 miles away. Oregon Outback passes 7.0 miles off. 48 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49052071, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,529 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.96572, -120.16634

48 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 28
Springs: 9
Cliffs: 3
Parks: 3
  • McDonald City Park: 17.6 mi
  • Soroptomist Park: 17.8 mi
  • Swimming Pool City Park: 17.9 mi
Museums: 3
  • Schminck Memorial Museum: 17.9 mi
  • Lake County Museum: 17.9 mi
  • Mc Chuck Wagon Western Heritage Exhibit: 18.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Historic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Bidwell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Crane MountainNNW2,577 m7.7 mi
Drake PeakN2,563 m23.2 mi
Light PeakN2,538 m23.4 mi
Mount VidaSW2,500 m3.7 mi
Twelvemile PeakN2,482 m25.0 mi
Yellow MountainW2,460 m2.1 mi
Buck MountainSSW2,417 m18.2 mi
Fandango PeakSSW2,369 m8.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3619:13
June solstice05:2619:5820:40
September equinox06:4918:2319:00
December solstice07:2615:4816:33

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323540455361706861503830
Precip in2.71.92.11.81.50.80.20.20.31.12.12.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Bidwell, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 256871 — Mount Bidwell, Modoc County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358796841

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