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Polar Bear Mountain

Polar Bear Mountain rises to 1,906 m in California. Preston Peak stands 2,208 m to the south, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Lookout Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49063007, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1906 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.89901, -123.59951

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 11
Attractions: 7
  • Oregon Caves National Monument: 16.9 mi
  • Great Cats World Park: 17.0 mi
  • Great Cats World Park: 17.0 mi
  • Butterfly Pavilion: 17.2 mi
  • Fir glade trailhead: 17.5 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Museums: 5
Historic sites: 4
  • Sailor's Diggings - Waldo Memorial: 11.4 mi
  • Fort Briggs Historical Marker: 16.2 mi
  • Cabin: 20.3 mi
  • Engine: 23.2 mi
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Parks: 3
  • Indian Hill Ranch: 12.9 mi
  • Happy Camp River Park: 13.9 mi
  • Illinois River Forks State Park: 18.1 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Artworks: 2
  • The Dovetail joint: 20.9 mi
  • It's a Burl gallery: 20.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Seattle Bar Day Use Area: 24.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Polar Bear Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Preston PeakS 188°2,208 m4.5 mi
El CapitanSSW 197°2,075 m2.2 mi
Pyramid PeakENE 67°1,966.265 m14.4 mi
Bear MountainSSW 208°1,953 m8.0 mi
Little PrestonS 181°1,945 m4.2 mi
Althouse MountainNE 44°1,925.726 m10.6 mi
Lookout MountainNE 34°1,920 m0.6 mi
Tanner MountainNE 54°1,919.63 m12.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5019:27
June solstice05:4020:1220:54
September equinox07:0318:3719:13
December solstice07:4016:0216:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414447525965737266554640
Precip in11.48.58.64.12.10.80.20.30.83.58.012.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cave Junction 1 WNW, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 264905 — Polar Bear Mountain, Del Norte County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358799171

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