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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
2,045 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.56078, -118.76982

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 28
Springs: 28
Waterfalls: 21
Historic sites: 14
  • 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 PeakENE3,763 m12.3 mi
Lippincott MountainESE3,731 m11.8 mi
Mount EisenESE3,714 m12.0 mi
Mount StewartE3,708 m12.0 mi
Eagle Scout PeakE3,658 m11.6 mi
Horn PeakENE3,584 m10.7 mi
Big Bird PeakENE3,536 m9.9 mi
Winter AltaENE3,453 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 50–80 °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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