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Artillery Hill

Artillery Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Artillery Hill rises to 125 m in California. Uncle Sam Mountain stands 1,445 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Open space, a nature reserve 1.3 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 5.2 miles off.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q35724466, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
125 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.63604, -121.79023

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Stillwell Park: 1.3 mi
  • Doe Park Super Park: 1.5 mi
  • Doe Super Park: 1.5 mi
  • Wilderness Court Park: 1.9 mi
  • Saratoga Park: 2.2 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Beaches: 32
Museums: 32
Attractions: 27
  • Monterey County Fairgrounds: 4.9 mi
  • Monterey Bay Sailing: 6.0 mi
  • Monterey Bay Whale Watching Center: 6.0 mi
  • Randy's Fishing Trips: 6.1 mi
  • Monterey Whale Watching: 6.1 mi
Historic sites: 25
Artworks: 14
Picnic sites: 13
  • Outdoor Navy Dining Area: 5.5 mi
  • El Estero Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
  • Monterey Pines Group Area: 6.3 mi
  • East Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
  • Talcot Bates Grove and Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
Gardens: 7
Waterfalls: 5
  • Fern Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Pico Blanco Falls: 20.0 mi
  • Firehose Falls: 21.5 mi
  • Pine Falls: 24.5 mi
  • Highbride Falls: 24.9 mi
Springs: 4
  • Pat Springs: 19.0 mi
  • Horseshoe Spring: 20.1 mi
  • El Pajaro Springs: 21.5 mi
  • Cahoon Spring: 24.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
Lighthouses: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Artillery Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Uncle Sam MountainSSE1,445 m20.9 mi
Mount CarmelS1,344 m17.3 mi
Danish Creek PeakS1,298 m19.0 mi
Little PinesS1,266 m19.6 mi
Devils PeakS1,261 m17.9 mi
Big Pines PeakS1,235 m18.3 mi
Pat Springs PeakS1,233 m19.0 mi
Elephant MountainSSE1,200 m20.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:19
June solstice05:5019:5120:30
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:1716:1516:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535454555860626362605652
Precip in3.53.02.81.00.50.10.00.00.10.91.52.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monterey Peninsul AP, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358805965

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