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Bear Hill

Bear Hill rises to 2,045 m in California. Copper Mine Peak stands 3,763 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Giant Forest Museum, a museum 0.3 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q35726509, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2045 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.56078, -118.76982

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 29
Attractions: 28
Waterfalls: 21
Historic sites: 15
  • Stephen Mather memorial plaque: 0.7 mi
  • Old Ranger Station: 2.4 mi
  • Alles Cabin: 8.5 mi
  • Shorty's Crowley Canyon Cabin: 10.9 mi
  • Empire Mill Ruins: 11.9 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Pinewood Picnic Area: 0.9 mi
  • Hospital Rock Picnic Site: 2.8 mi
  • Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
  • Stony Creek Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
  • Columbine Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
Parks: 8
Cliffs: 3
Nature reserves: 3
  • Homer Ranch Preserve: 15.5 mi
  • Dry Creek Preserve: 17.0 mi
  • McCarthy Blue Oak Ranch Preserve: 24.2 mi
Museums: 2
Beaches: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Bravo Lake Botanical Garden: 20.6 mi
Hot springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Bear Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Copper Mine PeakENE 78°3,762.76 m12.3 mi
Lippincott MountainESE 103°3,731 m11.8 mi
Mount EisenESE 111°3,714 m12.0 mi
Mount StewartE 87°3,708 m12.0 mi
Eagle Scout PeakE 95°3,658 m11.6 mi
Horn PeakENE 74°3,584 m10.7 mi
Big Bird PeakENE 69°3,536 m9.9 mi
Winter AltaENE 68°3,453 m7.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:07
June solstice05:3819:3920:17
September equinox06:4418:1918:54
December solstice07:0416:0416:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283034384654616055453527
Precip in8.77.96.43.22.00.70.60.10.72.33.66.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lodgepole, 4 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Sequoia National Park.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358806066

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