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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
2,115 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: 13
Picnic sites: 12
Museums: 6
Historic sites: 6
  • 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
Rest areas: 3
Attractions: 3
  • Missouri Bar: 22.3 mi
  • Illinois Bar: 24.0 mi
  • Edwards Crossing: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Bunker Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sierra ButtesESE2,617 m11.2 mi
Mount ElwellENE2,361 m8.3 mi
Mount FillmoreNNW2,344 m4.6 mi
Pilot PeakNNW2,271 m8.3 mi
Mount WashingtonENE2,236 m7.6 mi
Blue Nose MountainN2,217 m7.6 mi
GibraltarNE2,210 m4.4 mi
Eureka PeakNE2,183 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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