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Banner Mountain

Banner Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Banner Mountain rises to 1,188 m in California. Remington Hill stands 1,477 m to the east-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Woodpecker Wildlife Preserve / Geri Bergen Memorial Forest, a nature reserve 1.3 miles away.

About

The story

Banner Mountain (also Banner Hill) is in Nevada County near Nevada City in the U.S. state of California. Located on a ridge, its summit is at 3,902 feet (1,189 m). The headwaters of Wolf Creek originate on Banner Mountain; the creek's watershed has been heavily mined.

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Wikidata Q8537752, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,188 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates39.24573, -120.96522
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Sugarloaf Mountain: 3.4 mi
  • Quaker Hill: 3.7 mi
  • Sonntag Hill: 4.1 mi
  • Ophir Hill: 5.0 mi
  • Round Mountain: 5.2 mi
Parks: 48
  • Calanan Park: 3.0 mi
  • Sugarloaf Mountain: 3.4 mi
  • Tobiassen Park: 3.6 mi
  • Rock Creek Nature Study Area: 4.2 mi
  • Hirschman's Pond: 4.4 mi
Historic sites: 25
  • Cascade Canal Access Trail: 1.7 mi
  • Site of Old Wells Fargo Building: 3.0 mi
  • Scott’s Flat Trail: 3.0 mi
  • Stamp Mill: 3.2 mi
  • Stewart Mansion: 3.2 mi
Cliffs: 23
Museums: 11
Attractions: 9
  • Bourn Cottage: 5.2 mi
  • Edwards Crossing: 5.9 mi
  • Illinois Bar: 6.0 mi
  • Emerald Pool: 6.8 mi
  • China Dam: 6.9 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Overlook Point Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
  • Humbug Creek Picknic: 6.6 mi
  • White Cloud Picnic Site: 8.1 mi
  • Fuller Lake Day Use Site: 18.1 mi
  • Convict Flat Picnic Site: 19.2 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Springs: 8
  • Oven Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Jackies Orchard Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Holden Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Willow Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Derbec Spring: 11.1 mi
Beaches: 5
Gardens: 4
  • Nisenan Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Bourn Gardens: 5.1 mi
  • Dutch Flat Community Garden: 7.3 mi
  • Prayer Garden: 14.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Codfish Falls: 17.2 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 22.4 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Giant Indian Statues: 24.1 mi
  • Eagle: 24.9 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Banner Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Remington HillENE1,477 m10.7 mi
Negro Jack HillE1,401 m10.2 mi
McGuire MountainE1,352 m9.1 mi
Spaulding PointE1,333 m8.9 mi
SugarloafESE1,278 m12.2 mi
Cottage Home HillSE1,246 m14.0 mi
Alaska PeakN1,225 m14.2 mi
Frost HillESE1,195 m8.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4119:16
June solstice05:3819:5420:34
September equinox06:5218:2719:03
December solstice07:2116:0216:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434447515967747369594842
Precip in10.910.59.95.22.90.90.00.10.52.96.212.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Nevada City, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358796747

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