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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
1188 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: 50
  • 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: 26
  • 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
Picnic sites: 10
  • 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: 9
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
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: 4
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 HillENE 70°1,477 m10.7 mi
Negro Jack HillE 82°1,401 m10.2 mi
McGuire MountainE 87°1,352 m9.1 mi
Spaulding PointE 99°1,333 m8.9 mi
SugarloafESE 114°1,278 m12.2 mi
Cottage Home HillSE 138°1,246 m14.0 mi
Alaska PeakN 351°1,225 m14.2 mi
Frost HillESE 114°1,195 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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