Birch Hill
Birch Hill rises to 1,737 m in California. Hot Springs Mountain stands 1,985 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Kica Mik Overlook, a attraction 0.5 miles away.
The story
mountain in California, United States of America
Wikidata Q35727361, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1737 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Kica Mik Overlook: 0.5 mi
- 60-inch Telescope: 2.9 mi
- 18-inch Schmidt Telescope: 3.3 mi
- Samuel Oschin Telescope: 3.5 mi
- Hale Telescope: 3.5 mi
- Telescope Pads: 3.1 mi
- Palomar Mountain State Park: 4.3 mi
- Doane Valley Natural Preserve: 4.7 mi
- Hellhole Canyon County Open Space Preserve: 8.2 mi
- San Pasqual Playground/Baseball Field: 9.8 mi
- High Point: 3.8 mi
- Aguanga Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Parayne Hill: 4.1 mi
- Boucher Hill: 4.6 mi
- Lone Fir Point: 5.1 mi
- Sourdough Spring: 4.0 mi
- Bear Spring: 7.5 mi
- Dick Spring: 9.0 mi
- Sawyer Spring: 9.7 mi
- Adobe Springs: 10.5 mi
- Palomar Observatory Visitor Center: 3.6 mi
- Wasxayam Pomki: 7.0 mi
- Cupa Cultural Center: 13.9 mi
- Guy R. Woodward Museum: 18.2 mi
- San Diego Children's Discovery Museum: 18.7 mi
- Scott's Cabin: 4.0 mi
- Camp Wright Historical Marker: 6.3 mi
- Oak Grove Stage Station Historical Marker: 6.4 mi
- U.S. Mormon Battalion Trail, Temecula Valley: 10.0 mi
- Jacob Bergman: 10.0 mi
- Circle Garden: 15.6 mi
- Bonsai Pavillion: 16.8 mi
- Student Gardens: 17.0 mi
- GOHS GarDEN: 17.2 mi
- Student Gardens: 17.6 mi
- Hungry Wolf: 17.4 mi
- Redhawk Logo: 18.2 mi
- Muffler Man: 18.6 mi
- Grande Step Totem: 18.9 mi
- Hubbell Gateway: 20.0 mi
- Upper Barker Valley Falls: 2.6 mi
- Lower Barker Valley Falls: 2.6 mi
- Washtub Falls: 10.0 mi
- Mildred Falls: 21.7 mi
- Gavilan Mountain Waterfall: 22.5 mi
- Silvercrest Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
- Picnic Table: 16.7 mi
- El Arroyo Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
- Ray Love Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
- Tree Lake Picnic Area No. 3: 20.5 mi
- Sky Oaks Reserve: 13.6 mi
- Emerson Oaks Reserve: 15.8 mi
- Ramona Grasslands Preserve: 18.5 mi
- Gird Valley Preserve: 20.3 mi
- Barnett Ranch County Preserve: 21.6 mi
- San Pasqual: 17.0 mi
- Coleman City: 19.2 mi
- Eastwood: 20.4 mi
- Branson City: 20.7 mi
- Banner: 24.0 mi
- Warner Hot Spring: 12.5 mi
- Broken Ankle Bend: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Birch Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hot Springs Mountain | E 88° | 1,985 m | 15.3 mi |
| Combs Peak | ENE 67° | 1,878 m | 15.0 mi |
| High Point | N 8° | 1,873 m | 3.8 mi |
| South Combs Peak | ENE 74° | 1,788 m | 15.1 mi |
| Iron Spring Mountain | NE 40° | 1,750 m | 13.2 mi |
| Gordon Point | NW 313° | 1,722 m | 5.8 mi |
| Cahuilla Mountain | N 11° | 1,719 m | 18.7 mi |
| Morgan Hill | NW 314° | 1,718 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:24 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:13 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 16:07 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 44 | 47 | 52 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 75 | 69 | 60 | 50 | 44 |
| Precip in | 5.9 | 7.3 | 4.6 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Palomar MTN Obsy, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 269864 — Birch Hill, San Diego County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358800906
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