Kangaroo Mountain (California)
mountain in United States of America
Kangaroo Mountain is a low mountain in the Klamath Mountains, in Siskiyou County, far northwestern California. 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. The summit marks the southern boundary of the Red Buttes Wilderness which is administered by the Rogue River – Siskiyou National Forest. The Pacific Crest Trail traverses the mountain's southern flank.
It was likely named after the California kangaroo rat.
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