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Big Hill

Big Hill, a peak in California
Big Hill, a peak in Californiasdold · CC BY-SA 3.0
Big Hill, a peak in California
NOAA Office for Coastal Management / The USDA-FSA Aerial Photography Field office (crediting while reuse is desired as Courtesy Attribution) · Public domain
Big Hill, a peak in California
NOAA Office for Coastal Management / The USDA-FSA Aerial Photography Field office (crediting while reuse is desired as Courtesy Attribution) · Public domain
Big Hill, a peak in California
NOAA Office for Coastal Management / The USDA-FSA Aerial Photography Field office (crediting while reuse is desired as Courtesy Attribution) · Public domain
Big Hill, a peak in California
Pacific Southwest Region 5 · Public domain

Big Hill rises to 1,873 m in California. Pyramid Peak stands 3,043 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Elkus, a historic site 2.6 miles away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 26 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q35727100, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,873 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates38.84269, -120.40781

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 27
Springs: 17
Historic sites: 11
Cliffs: 11
Waterfalls: 9
Picnic sites: 8
  • Cleveland Corral: 4.4 mi
  • Bridal Veil Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
  • Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
  • Shot Rock Vista Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
  • Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Museums: 6
Attractions: 5
  • Leoni House: 16.9 mi
  • Balancing Rock: 19.1 mi
  • Rubicon Point Light: 19.9 mi
  • Tallac Historic Site: 20.6 mi
  • Twin Bridges Swimming Hole: 21.8 mi
Beaches: 5
Gardens: 1
  • Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 20.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Big Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pyramid PeakE3,043 m13.5 mi
Dicks PeakENE3,042 m14.4 mi
Mount PriceE3,040 m12.6 mi
AgassizE3,038 m12.8 mi
Jacks PeakENE3,002 m14.0 mi
Janine's PeakENE2,920 m15.5 mi
Little PyramidENE2,876 m12.2 mi
Red PeakENE2,833 m11.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3919:14
June solstice05:3719:5120:31
September equinox06:5018:2519:00
December solstice07:1716:0216:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384144495765727166544337
Precip in9.68.88.84.93.20.90.00.10.52.95.39.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pacific House, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 256941 — Big Hill, El Dorado County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358796857

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