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Hetch Hetchy Railroad Museum

Hetch Hetchy Railroad Museum from directly overhead

Hetch Hetchy Railroad Museum is a museum in California, at a recorded elevation of 580 m. Boundary Hill stands 2,575 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Hetch Hetchy Railroad Number 6, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 5.2 miles off.

The story

Shay locomotive built for Hetch Hetchy railroad

Dates from 1921-11.

Wikidata Q12059981, matched on coordinates and name (87 m apart).

What the record says

Elevation
580 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.67354, -119.78601

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 43
Springs: 17
Parks: 15
Museums: 14
Attractions: 12
Cliffs: 10
Picnic sites: 9
  • Red Bud Picnic Area: 1.9 mi
  • Indian Flat Day Use: 3.4 mi
  • Summit Meadow: 7.3 mi
  • Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
  • El Capitan Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
Historic sites: 8
Ghost towns: 4
Nature reserves: 2
Gardens: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Oakhurst Mural: 24.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Hetch Hetchy Railroad Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Boundary HillNE 54°2,575 m10.6 mi
Ostrander RocksE 84°2,482 m10.6 mi
Sentinel DomeENE 73°2,475 m11.5 mi
Tempo DomeESE 102°2,393.1 m7.5 mi
Eagle PeakENE 62°2,362 m10.6 mi
El CapitanENE 63°2,307 m9.1 mi
Taft PointENE 75°2,286 m10.3 mi
Dewey PointENE 74°2,236 m7.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3719:11
June solstice05:3919:4620:25
September equinox06:4818:2318:58
December solstice07:1116:0416:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F383638425060686762534337
Precip in6.95.65.83.72.40.80.30.10.72.34.47.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yosemite Village 12 W, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/368174122

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