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Carson Hill

Carson Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Carson Hill rises to 601 m in California. Elizabeth Peak stands 1,486 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49018253, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
601 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.02159, -120.50325

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Natural Bridges Day Use Area: 2.7 mi
  • Tuttletown Recreation Area: 2.7 mi
  • Moaning Cavern Cave Park: 4.0 mi
  • Utica Park: 4.1 mi
  • Stelte Park: 4.2 mi
Peaks
Springs: 28
  • Vine Spring: 5.2 mi
  • Gold Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Lord Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Turners Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Gooseberry Spring: 8.3 mi
Historic sites: 11
Museums: 11
Attractions: 9
Picnic sites: 6
  • Heron Point Day Use: 2.5 mi
  • Lupine Day Use Area: 2.7 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 7.0 mi
  • Moccasin Point: 16.2 mi
  • Oak Leaf: 21.0 mi
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Nature reserves: 4
Beaches: 4
  • Dunn Court Beach: 20.1 mi
  • Pine Mountain Lake Marina Beach: 20.3 mi
  • Lake Lodge Beach: 20.8 mi
  • Cocklebur Beach: 22.7 mi
Gardens: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 2.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Carson Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Elizabeth PeakENE 78°1,486 m14.2 mi
Mount ProvoE 92°1,479 m16.2 mi
Manuel PeakNNE 22°1,354 m16.6 mi
Cougar RockNNE 23°1,297.56 m15.8 mi
Doud HillNE 34°1,264 m16.0 mi
Telegraph HillE 85°1,128 m8.3 mi
Darby KnobNNE 32°1,127 m12.2 mi
Rattlesnake HillNE 36°1,031 m13.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3919:14
June solstice05:4019:4920:29
September equinox06:5118:2619:01
December solstice07:1516:0516:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485054586674818076665548
Precip in5.94.94.82.61.50.40.00.00.21.52.95.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Melones DAM HQ, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358799797

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