Kangaroo Mountain (California)

Kangaroo Mountain
Kangaroo Mountain is located in California
Kangaroo Mountain

Kangaroo Mountain
Highest point
Elevation6,697 ft (2,041 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence814 ft (248 m)[1]
Coordinates41°55′13″N 123°11′58″W / 41.9204037°N 123.1994945°W / 41.9204037; -123.1994945[2]
Geography
LocationSiskiyou County, California, U.S.
Parent rangeSiskiyou Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Kangaroo Mountain

Kangaroo Mountain is a low mountain in the Klamath Mountains, in Siskiyou County, far northwestern California.[2] It is about 6 miles (9.7 km) south of California-Oregon border.

Geography

With an elevation of 6,697 feet (2,041 m), Kangaroo Mountain is the 1581st highest summit in the state of California.[3] The summit marks the southern boundary of the Red Buttes Wilderness which is administered by the Rogue River – Siskiyou National Forest.[1] The Pacific Crest Trail traverses the mountain's southern flank.

It was likely named after the California kangaroo rat.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kangaroo Mountain, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Kangaroo Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Kangaroo Mountain". Peakery.com. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  4. ^ Bright, William (1998). 1500 California Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning. University of California Press. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-520-21271-8.


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