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Bunker Hill

Bunker Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Bunker Hill rises to 2,115 m in California. Sierra Buttes stands 2,617 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Democrat Peak, a peak 0.6 miles away.

The story

mountain in Sierra County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q35730427, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2115 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.66573, -120.83467

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 17
  • Lake Basin Recreation Area: 9.3 mi
  • Sierra City Community Center: 12.6 mi
  • Sierra City Community Park: 12.8 mi
  • Kentucky Mine Historic Park: 13.0 mi
  • Middle Fork Feather Wild and Scenic River: 14.7 mi
Cliffs: 14
Picnic sites: 13
Museums: 7
Historic sites: 7
  • Downie Chapter 1249: 7.3 mi
  • Mammoth Mill: 9.3 mi
  • Sierra Buttes Fire Lookout: 11.1 mi
  • Sierra County Chinese Laborer Memorial: 13.0 mi
  • North Bloomfield Mining and Gravel Company, California Registered Historical Landmark No. 852: 20.9 mi
Springs: 6
  • Switchback spring: 12.8 mi
  • Upper Derbec Spring: 18.9 mi
  • Derbec Spring: 19.1 mi
  • Willow Spring: 19.1 mi
  • Holden Spring: 19.9 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Fern Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Frazier Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Hackmans Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Loves Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Feather Falls: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 3
Attractions: 3
  • Missouri Bar: 22.3 mi
  • Illinois Bar: 24.0 mi
  • Edwards Crossing: 24.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Bunker Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sierra ButtesESE 117°2,617 m11.2 mi
Mount ElwellENE 69°2,361 m8.3 mi
Mount FillmoreNNW 348°2,344 m4.6 mi
Pilot PeakNNW 348°2,271 m8.3 mi
Mount WashingtonENE 58°2,236 m7.6 mi
Blue Nose MountainN 9°2,217 m7.6 mi
GibraltarNE 43°2,210 m4.4 mi
Eureka PeakNE 47°2,183 m8.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4019:16
June solstice05:3719:5520:35
September equinox06:5218:2619:02
December solstice07:2116:0016:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394245505764706965554438
Precip in11.310.710.05.33.61.10.10.20.73.36.811.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Downieville, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 257688 — Bunker Hill, Sierra County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358797094

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