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Pigeon Roost

Pigeon Roost, seen from above at true elevation

Pigeon Roost rises to 1,958 m in California. Boulder Peak stands 2,512 m to the east, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Elk Peak, a peak 2.2 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Siskiyou County, California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49061177, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,958 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.55584, -123.28886

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 15
Artworks: 11
Cliffs: 5
Waterfalls: 4
  • Maple Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Ishi Pishi Falls: 16.1 mi
  • Johnson Creek Falls: 20.2 mi
  • Wilderness Falls: 23.8 mi
Parks: 4
  • Happy Camp River Park: 16.9 mi
  • H E Beck Junior Memorial Branch: 20.8 mi
  • Johnson - Joss Park: 21.2 mi
  • City Park: 23.2 mi
Museums: 3
Historic sites: 3
Beaches: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Sugar pine river access: 15.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of Pigeon Roost. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Boulder PeakE2,512 m10.3 mi
Etna MountainSE2,295 m20.9 mi
Black Marble MountainENE2,268 m4.6 mi
Kings CastleNE2,257 m5.4 mi
English PeakSSE2,229 m11.4 mi
Box Camp MountainENE2,215 m6.3 mi
Yellow Dog PeakSE2,146 m16.6 mi
Big RidgeNNE2,141 m7.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4919:26
June solstice05:4020:0920:51
September equinox07:0118:3519:12
December solstice07:3716:0216:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434751566268747369594943
Precip in9.46.96.44.02.20.90.20.10.83.56.810.5

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1659388 — Pigeon Roost, Siskiyou County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358807105

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