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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.

About

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q35724466, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
125 m
Getting there

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Coordinates36.63604, -121.79023

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
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
Beaches: 35
  • Monterey State Beach: 3.5 mi
  • Marina State Beach: 4.5 mi
  • Monterey State Beach: 4.5 mi
  • North Marina: 4.5 mi
  • Del Monte Beach: 5.1 mi
Museums: 32
Attractions: 29
  • 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: 8
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
On the horizon

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 MountainSSE 167°1,445 m20.9 mi
Mount CarmelS 180°1,344 m17.3 mi
Danish Creek PeakS 171°1,298 m19.0 mi
Little PinesS 169°1,266 m19.6 mi
Devils PeakS 179°1,261 m17.9 mi
Big Pines PeakS 175°1,235 m18.3 mi
Pat Springs PeakS 174°1,233 m19.0 mi
Elephant MountainSSE 164°1,200 m20.6 mi
Conditions

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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358805965

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