Alder Hill
Alder Hill rises to 2,359 m in California. Round Top stands 3,164 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Singleton Springs, a spring 0.6 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q35723882, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,359 m
How to reach it
- 15.5 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 27.8 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Liberty Vista Point · 16 mi
- Hell's Kitchen Vista Point · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Leek Spring Hill: 2.1 mi
- Peddler Hill: 3.8 mi
- Plasse Peak: 6.2 mi
- Iron Mountain: 8.1 mi
- Castle Point: 8.2 mi
- Singleton Springs: 0.6 mi
- Jim Quinn Spring: 1.8 mi
- Buckskin Joe Spring: 3.3 mi
- Tragedy Spring: 5.0 mi
- Ham Spring: 5.5 mi
- Wester Park: 10.1 mi
- Salt Springs State Game Refuge: 10.7 mi
- Archery: 14.5 mi
- Tahoe Paradise Park: 19.4 mi
- Fallen Leaf Recreation Center: 19.5 mi
- Machado Postpile: 8.3 mi
- Calaveras Dome: 9.8 mi
- Sugar Bun: 10.6 mi
- Lovers Leap: 13.0 mi
- Bloods Point: 15.2 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 15.2 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 16.5 mi
- Bassi Falls: 18.8 mi
- Modjeska Falls: 18.9 mi
- Cascade Falls: 22.3 mi
- Iron Mountain Ski Resort: 1.4 mi
- Kit Carson Historical Monument: 14.2 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 14.2 mi
- Elkus: 15.4 mi
- Trails West marker: 18.1 mi
- Shot Rock Vista Picnic Area: 2.4 mi
- Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
- Cleveland Corral: 14.5 mi
- Bridal Veil Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
- Marmot Day Use: 16.5 mi
- Linder Grove: 16.9 mi
- Andrews Meadows: 17.6 mi
- Washoe Meadows State Park: 20.3 mi
- Grover Hot Springs State Park: 21.8 mi
- Johnson Meadow: 23.8 mi
- Leoni House: 14.6 mi
- Tallac Historic Site: 23.7 mi
- Campfire Center: 24.6 mi
- Big Stump: 24.6 mi
- Nature Center and Observatory: 14.3 mi
- Baldwin Home: 23.8 mi
- Calaveras Big Trees State Park Visitor Center: 24.5 mi
- Kiva Beach: 23.8 mi
- Pope Beach: 24.1 mi
- Peep Sight: 22.7 mi
- Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Alder Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Top | E 80° | 3,164 m | 13.0 mi |
| The Sisters | E 80° | 3,094 m | 12.7 mi |
| Red Lake Peak | ENE 67° | 3,067 m | 14.7 mi |
| Stevens Peak | ENE 63° | 3,061 m | 15.6 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | NNE 16° | 3,043 m | 15.5 mi |
| Mount Price | NNE 12° | 3,040 m | 16.5 mi |
| Agassiz | NNE 13° | 3,038 m | 16.2 mi |
| Thimble Peak | ENE 77° | 2,988 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:50 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:25 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:02 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 41 | 44 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 72 | 71 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 37 |
| Precip in | 9.6 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 5.3 | 9.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pacific House, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1657905 — Alder Hill, El Dorado County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358805942
Day trips start here
- Bliss State Park · 25 mi
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