Kangaroo Mountain | |
Elevation Ft: | 6697 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Prominence Ft: | 814 |
Range: | Siskiyou Mountains |
Location: | Siskiyou County, California, U.S. |
Map: | California |
Map Size: | 220 |
Label: | Kangaroo Mountain |
Coordinates: | 41.9204°N -123.1995°W |
Coordinates Ref: | [2] |
Topo: | USGS Kangaroo Mountain |
Kangaroo Mountain is a low mountain in the Klamath Mountains, in Siskiyou County, far northwestern California.[2] It is about south of California-Oregon border.
With an elevation of, 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]