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California Hill

California Hill, seen from above at true elevation

California Hill rises to 1,919 m in Nevada. Porter Peak stands 2,791 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Patsville, a ghost town 0.8 miles away.

The story

mountain in Nevada, United States of America

Wikidata Q49017650, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1919 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.81824, -115.94592

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 22
  • Muddy Flat Spring: 2.9 mi
  • Hot Spring: 3.3 mi
  • Bruneau Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Moonshine Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Jenkins Spring: 8.0 mi
Ghost towns: 9
Cliffs: 3
Parks: 1
  • Wild Horse State Recreation Area: 12.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of California Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Porter PeakSW 226°2,791 m13.7 mi
Pennsylvania HillSW 230°2,751 m8.6 mi
Rocky BluffS 186°2,693 m15.2 mi
Merritt MountainENE 57°2,672 m6.5 mi
Red MountainS 188°2,650 m13.6 mi
Pine MountainE 101°2,632 m17.3 mi
Blue Jacket PeakSW 231°2,573 m12.2 mi
Tennessee MountainE 97°2,535 m14.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:1019:4120:23
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:0915:3216:17

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192231384654636152413020
Precip in1.71.01.21.41.60.80.50.40.60.81.11.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wild Horse Rsvr, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 859128 — California Hill, Elko County, Nevada.

OpenStreetMap element node/357557684

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