USDA Forest Service · California
Hi Mountain
USDA Forest Service · California, United States
- Cost
- Overnight Use: Single Site: $5 per night or $30 per year
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 2,339 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- AT&T good · T-Mobile none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- HI MOUNTAIN CG. (NFSR 30S11B) · bituminous surface treatment · high degree of user comfort
About
US Forest Service campground. Pack out what you pack in. Not reservable through Recreation.gov, so plan on first-come, first-served; check with the ranger district for current conditions and fees.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 41° | 29° | 76° | 3 of 11 |
| February | 58° | 39° | 29° | 77° | 3 of 11 |
| March | 59° | 41° | 30° | 88° | 2 of 11 |
| April | 66° | 44° | 33° | 82° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 71° | 48° | 41° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 80° | 55° | 45° | 100° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 87° | 61° | 51° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 84° | 60° | 52° | 102° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 80° | 57° | 46° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 76° | 53° | 42° | 92° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 65° | 46° | 34° | 80° | 0 of 10 |
| December | 59° | 40° | 29° | 72° | 2 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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