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Cow Hill

Cow Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Cow Hill rises to 989 m in California. Copernicus Peak stands 1,327 m to the north-northwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Rocks, a peak 1.0 miles away.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q35736118, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
989 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.26272, -121.60578

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
  • Reverend Hamilton: 5.8 mi
  • Henry Coe Monument: 6.0 mi
  • Memorial for Ann Sobrato: 7.9 mi
  • J. J. Montgomery Monument: 8.9 mi
  • J. J. Montgomery Monument - "Soaring Flight": 9.4 mi
Parks
  • Henry Willard Coe State Park: 7.1 mi
  • Metcalf Motorcycle County Park: 7.3 mi
  • Field Sports Park: 7.4 mi
  • Hidden forest park: 7.5 mi
  • Blackpool Pocket Park: 8.4 mi
Picnic sites
  • Eucalyptus Rest Area: 7.1 mi
  • Walnut Rest Area: 7.3 mi
  • Sycamore Rest Area: 7.4 mi
  • Woodchopper's Flat Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
  • Coyote Ranch: 7.7 mi
Attractions
  • Frog pond: 8.0 mi
  • Community & Cultural Center: 9.7 mi
  • Little Dipper: 12.4 mi
  • Shotgun Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Slide Creek Falls: 12.5 mi
Gardens: 38
Museums: 36
Springs: 34
Waterfalls: 14
  • Pinto Creek Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Robison Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Pacheco Falls: 13.7 mi
  • Lower Falls: 16.0 mi
  • Granuja Falls: 16.2 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Beaches: 2
  • Del Valle West Beach: 22.3 mi
  • Del Valle East Beach: 22.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • The Bluff: 18.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Cow Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Copernicus PeakNNW 347°1,327 m6.0 mi
Observatory PeakNNW 339°1,298 m5.8 mi
Hipparchus PeakNNW 348°1,295 m5.9 mi
Tycho Brahe PeakNNW 342°1,286 m5.8 mi
Mount HamiltonNNW 340°1,279 m5.8 mi
Huyghens PeakNNW 341°1,276 m5.8 mi
Mount IsabelN 350°1,275 m4.5 mi
Galileo PeakNNW 346°1,273 m6.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4419:19
June solstice05:4719:5220:31
September equinox06:5518:3119:05
December solstice07:1816:1216:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444345485564727267594943
Precip in5.04.84.42.21.30.30.00.10.21.33.04.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Hamilton, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358764214

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