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Central Hill

Central Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Central Hill rises to 460 m in California. Manuel Peak stands 1,354 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Chili Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q35733487, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
460 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.22964, -120.73632

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Museums: 16
Historic sites: 13
  • Tailing Wheel No. 3: 9.4 mi
  • Flume Tressel Piers: 9.5 mi
  • Tailing Wheel No. 2: 9.6 mi
  • Tailing Wheel No. 1: 9.6 mi
  • Massa Tunnel: 9.6 mi
Springs: 13
  • Gooseberry Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Spanish Spring: 16.6 mi
  • Hicks Spring: 17.2 mi
  • Turners Spring: 18.1 mi
  • Canzatti Spring: 18.5 mi
Attractions: 11
Picnic sites: 5
  • Heron Point Day Use: 20.6 mi
  • A Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
  • B Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
  • C Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
  • Lupine Day Use Area: 21.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 2
Gardens: 1
  • F - Master Gardener's Demonstration Garden: 4.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 18.6 mi
Beaches: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • National Recreation Area: 21.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Central Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Manuel PeakE 87°1,354 m18.9 mi
Cougar RockE 89°1,297.56 m18.8 mi
Fort MountainENE 61°999 m16.3 mi
Mount ZionNNE 22°899 m12.0 mi
Bear MountainSSE 150°879 m16.7 mi
Mineral MountainE 100°856 m15.8 mi
Joaquin PeakSSE 158°854 m6.6 mi
Quiggs MountainE 90°843 m6.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4019:15
June solstice05:4119:5120:30
September equinox06:5118:2719:02
December solstice07:1716:0516:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485155596673797875665548
Precip in4.03.83.62.11.30.30.00.00.21.12.24.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Camp Pardee, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 220840 — Central Hill, Calaveras County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358763337

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