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Hermit Hut

Hermit Hut from directly overhead

Hermit Hut is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 91 m. Red Mountain stands 1,032 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Hendy Woods State Park, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates39.07239, -123.47452
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Clow Mountain: 4.2 mi
  • Cold Spring Mountain: 4.3 mi
  • Tarwater Hill: 5.7 mi
  • Dry Bridge Mountain: 6.3 mi
  • Sugarloaf: 6.3 mi
Parks: 52
  • Indian Creek County Park: 2.2 mi
  • Faulkner County Park: 6.0 mi
  • Low Gap Regional Park: 14.6 mi
  • Giorno Park: 14.6 mi
  • Low Gap Park: 14.7 mi
Historic sites: 18
Beaches: 15
Nature reserves: 14
Gardens: 11
  • Community Garden: 14.4 mi
  • The Tropical: 14.4 mi
  • Upper Orchard: 14.5 mi
  • Rainbow Garden: 14.5 mi
  • Pumpkin Patch: 14.6 mi
Springs: 8
  • Cold Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Three Springs: 4.3 mi
  • Soda Spring: 5.7 mi
  • Summit Spring: 6.8 mi
  • Laurel Spring: 8.9 mi
Museums: 8
Natural arches: 8
  • Devils Pitchfork: 13.8 mi
  • Wharf Rock East Arch: 13.9 mi
  • Wharf Rock West Arch: 13.9 mi
  • Point Arena Arch: 16.5 mi
  • Hitch'n Post: 17.1 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Huckleberry Hollow: 8.3 mi
  • Dogwood Day Use: 19.3 mi
  • Oak Grove Day Use Area: 19.6 mi
  • Camp 20: 19.9 mi
  • Camp One Day Use: 24.8 mi
Artworks: 5
Attractions: 4
  • Ukiah U sign: 13.8 mi
  • B Bryan Preserve: 16.0 mi
  • Seabiscuit's Grave and Statue: 19.3 mi
  • Real Goods Solar Living Center: 20.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
Lighthouses: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Chamberlain Creek Waterfall: 23.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of Hermit Hut. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red MountainE 91°1,032 m20.6 mi
Laughlin RangeNNE 32°1,000 m20.6 mi
Sanel MountainESE 122°994 m16.3 mi
Snow MountainESE 122°950 m17.5 mi
Casabonne PeakE 88°930 m9.9 mi
Ward MountainESE 123°910 m18.9 mi
Grizzly PeakSE 124°894 m12.6 mi
Elledge PeakE 99°841 m13.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5119:26
June solstice05:4920:0420:44
September equinox07:0218:3719:13
December solstice07:3016:1316:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F474952566267737269615146
Precip in7.47.05.32.81.70.40.00.10.22.04.18.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ukiah, 15 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11038668565

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