Fossil Hill
Fossil Hill rises to 1,321 m in California. Mount Whitney stands 4,420 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Bed Spring, a spring 2.8 miles away.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49030128, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,321 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Inyo: 3.5 mi
- Keynot Peak: 5.0 mi
- New York Butte: 8.5 mi
- Haystack: 8.8 mi
- Long John Point: 9.3 mi
- Bed Spring: 2.8 mi
- Coyote Spring: 4.0 mi
- Pat Keyes Spring: 4.1 mi
- Reinhackle Spring: 4.2 mi
- French Spring: 4.7 mi
- Chicken Ranch: 6.9 mi
- Man of Steel (movie site): 7.8 mi
- Sherwood Forest Tree: 7.9 mi
- Iron Man (movie site): 7.9 mi
- Boot Arch: 8.2 mi
- Camouflage Net Factory: 5.6 mi
- Manzanar Cemetery Monument: 6.4 mi
- Headframe: 7.8 mi
- Old dump truck bed: 7.8 mi
- Mount Whitney Pack Trains: 8.8 mi
- Administration Circle Garden: 5.5 mi
- Bk 9 Mess Hall Garden: 5.8 mi
- Barracks Garden: 5.8 mi
- Bk 22 Mess Hall Garden: 6.0 mi
- Kado's Garden: 6.0 mi
- Heart Arch: 9.0 mi
- Mobius Arch: 9.1 mi
- Lathe Arch: 9.1 mi
- Hitching Post Arch: 9.3 mi
- Taco Bell Arch: 9.3 mi
- San Carlos: 6.8 mi
- Bend City: 7.7 mi
- Swansea: 16.2 mi
- Kearsarge: 16.3 mi
- Cerro Gordo Mines: 19.3 mi
- Paul's Paradise: 9.6 mi
- Chocolate Block: 10.6 mi
- Southern Blonde Rock: 10.7 mi
- Rock Candy Tower: 10.8 mi
- Tootsie Pop Tower: 10.8 mi
- Children's Tub: 16.1 mi
- Crystal Pool: 16.1 mi
- Bat Pool: 16.1 mi
- Sunrise Pool: 16.1 mi
- Volcano Pool: 16.6 mi
- Manzanar National Historic Site Visitor Center: 5.6 mi
- Southern Inyo Museum: 8.5 mi
- Museum of Western Film History: 8.9 mi
- Mary Austin's House: 9.9 mi
- Eastern California Museum: 10.0 mi
- Merritt Park: 6.1 mi
- Spainhower Park: 8.4 mi
- Independence Park: 9.5 mi
- Dehy Park: 10.1 mi
- Diaz Lake Recreation Area: 11.6 mi
- Upper Gardiner Falls: 23.5 mi
- Lower Gardiner Falls: 23.6 mi
- Lower Picket Creek Falls: 24.4 mi
- Upper Picket Creek Falls: 24.8 mi
- Paiute Mural: 6.1 mi
- Miss Alabama: 9.6 mi
- Bat Pole: 14.0 mi
- Fort Independence Travel Plaza: 12.5 mi
- Division Creek Rest Area: 18.4 mi
- Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Fossil Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Whitney | SW 233° | 4,420 m | 17.1 mi |
| Mount Williamson | WSW 251° | 4,383 m | 15.5 mi |
| Keeler Needle | SW 232° | 4,361 m | 17.2 mi |
| Crooks Peak | SW 232° | 4,342 m | 17.2 mi |
| Lewis Peak | SW 231° | 4,307 m | 17.2 mi |
| Mount Russell | SW 235° | 4,296 m | 16.6 mi |
| Aiguille Extra | SW 231° | 4,289 m | 17.3 mi |
| Mount Langley | SW 217° | 4,277 m | 17.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:37 | 20:15 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:17 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 16:00 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 47 | 54 | 60 | 69 | 79 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 43 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358816210
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