French Hill
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French Hill rises to 130 m in California. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Turtle Rock Glen Park, a park 0.2 miles away. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49030553, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 130 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Turtle Rock Glen Park: 0.2 mi
- Canyon Park: 0.5 mi
- Paseo Segovia Park: 0.7 mi
- Paseo Park: 0.7 mi
- Dave Robins Park: 0.7 mi
- Peace Pole: 0.9 mi
- Parker Vista: 1.6 mi
- Pelennor Fields: 1.7 mi
- Watson Bridge: 1.7 mi
- The Laurel L. Wilkening Rose Garden: 1.8 mi
- lily home: 1.6 mi
- Form No. 2: 1.8 mi
- Orc Statue: 2.5 mi
- Welcome to Orange County: 3.5 mi
- Folded Circle Three Rings: 3.6 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 1.6 mi
- Laurel L. Wilkening Rose Garden: 1.8 mi
- Aldrich Park Rock Garden: 1.9 mi
- Sherman Library & Gardens: 5.0 mi
- Garden Center 1: 5.1 mi
- The Balls: 1.1 mi
- Irvine Lanes: 2.0 mi
- Laser Tag: 2.1 mi
- Sidewinder: 2.1 mi
- Batting Cages: 2.1 mi
- Irvine Historical Society: 1.6 mi
- Jack and Shanaz Langson Institute and Museum of California Art: 3.1 mi
- Lyon Air Museum: 4.0 mi
- Pretend City Children's Museum: 4.1 mi
- Orange County Museum of Art: 5.0 mi
- Chaparral Hill: 0.9 mi
- Signal Peak: 3.1 mi
- Pelican Hill: 4.3 mi
- Red Hill: 6.9 mi
- Temple Hill: 7.6 mi
- Tomato Spring: 6.6 mi
- Dripping Springs: 9.4 mi
- Mustang Spring: 12.3 mi
- Shrewsburg Spring: 13.6 mi
- Laurel Spring: 13.9 mi
- William R. Mason Regional Park (wilderness area): 0.6 mi
- San Joaquin Marsh Reserve: 2.3 mi
- Buck Gully Reserve: 3.8 mi
- Randall Preserve: 7.9 mi
- Peters Canyon Regional Park: 8.5 mi
- North Star Beach: 5.2 mi
- Newport Dunes: 5.4 mi
- China Cove Beach: 5.4 mi
- Edgewater: 6.3 mi
- Balboa Beach: 6.4 mi
- Calit2 Patio: 1.9 mi
- Sunset View Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
- Sunset Ridge Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
- Deer Den Group Area: 10.6 mi
- Squirrel Square Group Area: 10.6 mi
- Historic Dam: 11.9 mi
- Bear Claw Fall: 12.6 mi
- Washout Falls: 12.6 mi
- Frog Jump Falls: 12.6 mi
- Schweitzer Falls: 12.8 mi
- Coyote Bluff: 15.9 mi
- Norco Bluffs: 23.7 mi
- Rayzilla Viewpoint: 19.1 mi
- Rayzilla Rest Area: 19.2 mi
- Rancho Temescal: 20.1 mi
- Willard: 24.8 mi
- Three Arches: 11.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of French Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago Peak | ENE 75° | 1,734 m | 16.4 mi |
| Modjeska Peak | ENE 72° | 1,675 m | 16.0 mi |
| Trabuco Peak | E 79° | 1,401 m | 19.6 mi |
| Los Pinos Peak | E 87° | 1,373 m | 19.5 mi |
| Horsethief Peak | E 83° | 1,315 m | 20.4 mi |
| Pleasants Peak | NE 49° | 1,211 m | 15.4 mi |
| Bald Peak | ENE 65° | 1,197 m | 17.4 mi |
| Bedford Peak | ENE 59° | 1,161 m | 15.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:29 | 20:05 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:17 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 06:53 | 16:09 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 58 | 58 | 60 | 63 | 65 | 68 | 73 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 63 | 57 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa ANA John Wayne AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 242498 — French Hill, Orange County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358784425
Day trips start here
- Orange County · 2 mi
- Irvine · 3 mi
- Costa Mesa · 6 mi
- Inland Cities · 6 mi
- Newport Beach · 6 mi
- Tustin · 6 mi
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