Big Hill
Big Hill rises to 1,145 m in California. Lexington Hill stands 1,757 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Barton Hill, a peak 2.1 miles away.
The story
mountain in Yuba County, California, United States of America
Wikidata Q35727131, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1145 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Barton Hill: 2.1 mi
- Pittsburgh Hill: 2.7 mi
- Mount Hope: 3.0 mi
- Pike County Peak: 4.5 mi
- Youngs Hill: 5.7 mi
- North San Juan Park: 11.0 mi
- Craig Recreation Area: 13.5 mi
- Sycamore Creek Recreation Area: 14.0 mi
- Loafer Creek Recreation Area: 15.9 mi
- Collins Lake Recreation Area: 16.0 mi
- Feather Falls: 10.6 mi
- Curtain Falls: 12.7 mi
- Schirmer Cascade: 21.4 mi
- Schirmer Falls: 21.7 mi
- Hollow Falls: 22.1 mi
- Frank C. Reilly Museum: 14.1 mi
- Bridgeport Museum and Visitor Center: 16.2 mi
- Downieville Museum: 17.3 mi
- Firehouse Number 1 Museum: 19.3 mi
- American Victorian Museum: 19.4 mi
- World's First Long-Distance Telephone Line: 15.0 mi
- North Bloomfield Mining and Gravel Company, California Registered Historical Landmark No. 852: 16.5 mi
- Downie Chapter 1249: 17.3 mi
- Stamp Mill: 19.3 mi
- Providence Mine: 19.3 mi
- Rocky Point: 9.9 mi
- Granite Point: 10.2 mi
- Ruby Bluff: 16.0 mi
- Johnsons Bluff: 17.1 mi
- Marble Cone: 17.9 mi
- Purdon Crossing: 14.6 mi
- China Dam: 14.7 mi
- Emerald Pool: 14.8 mi
- Edwards Crossing: 16.0 mi
- Bridgeport Covered Bridge: 16.2 mi
- Convict Flat Picnic Site: 10.4 mi
- Collins Lake Group Picnic Area #1: 16.1 mi
- Overlook Point Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
- Humbug Creek Picknic: 17.3 mi
- Tin Cup Diggins Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
- Jackies Orchard Spring: 13.6 mi
- Holden Spring: 14.5 mi
- Oven Spring: 15.7 mi
- Willow Spring: 16.5 mi
- Upper Derbec Spring: 17.0 mi
- Round Mountain Conservation Easement: 16.1 mi
- Burton Homestead Preserve: 17.8 mi
- Woodpecker Wildlife Preserve / Geri Bergen Memorial Forest: 21.0 mi
- Lower Yuba River: 22.0 mi
- Black Swan Preserve: 22.7 mi
- Bidwell's Bar: 15.7 mi
- Forest: 15.9 mi
- North Bloomfield: 17.1 mi
- Brush: 18.1 mi
- Bloomer: 19.5 mi
- Hoyt Crossing Nude Beach: 15.7 mi
- Collins Lake Beach: 16.1 mi
- Pine Island Beach: 20.4 mi
- Dog Beach: 22.5 mi
- Nisenan Garden: 19.3 mi
- Bourn Gardens: 22.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Big Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington Hill | NE 35° | 1,757 m | 13.0 mi |
| Camel Peak | N 11° | 1,737 m | 13.8 mi |
| Sugarloaf | ENE 66° | 1,694 m | 13.5 mi |
| Big Peak | N 10° | 1,686 m | 14.6 mi |
| Bald Mountain | ENE 75° | 1,681 m | 13.8 mi |
| Poverty Hill | NE 52° | 1,673 m | 11.9 mi |
| Little Peak | N 8° | 1,662 m | 14.3 mi |
| Saint Charles Hill | ENE 76° | 1,647 m | 13.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:41 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:56 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:02 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 41 | 43 | 47 | 55 | 62 | 69 | 68 | 64 | 55 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.8 | 6.4 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 4.1 | 8.6 | 16.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Strawberry Valley 2, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358803811
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- Grass Valley · 22 mi
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