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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
1958 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.55584, -123.28886

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 16
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
Historic sites: 4
Museums: 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 PeakE 81°2,512 m10.3 mi
Etna MountainSE 124°2,294.5 m20.9 mi
Black Marble MountainENE 71°2,268 m4.6 mi
Kings CastleNE 40°2,257 m5.4 mi
English PeakSSE 160°2,229 m11.4 mi
Box Camp MountainENE 62°2,215 m6.3 mi
Yellow Dog PeakSE 134°2,146 m16.6 mi
Big RidgeNNE 21°2,141 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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