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Birch Hill

Birch Hill, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates33.30865, -116.84530

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Parks
  • 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
Peaks
Springs
  • 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
Museums: 30
  • 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
Historic sites: 27
Gardens: 23
Artworks: 13
  • 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
Waterfalls: 8
  • 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
Picnic sites: 8
  • 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
Nature reserves: 8
Ghost towns: 5
Hot springs: 1
  • Warner Hot Spring: 12.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hot Springs MountainE 88°1,985 m15.3 mi
Combs PeakENE 67°1,878 m15.0 mi
High PointN 8°1,873 m3.8 mi
South Combs PeakENE 74°1,788 m15.1 mi
Iron Spring MountainNE 40°1,750 m13.2 mi
Gordon PointNW 313°1,722 m5.8 mi
Cahuilla MountainN 11°1,719 m18.7 mi
Morgan HillNW 314°1,718 m6.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2718:59
June solstice05:3919:2420:01
September equinox06:3618:1318:46
December solstice06:4816:0716:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444447525968747569605044
Precip in5.97.34.62.00.90.20.30.70.51.22.34.6

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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