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Galileo Hill

Galileo Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Galileo Hill rises to 1,006 m in California. Black Mountain stands 1,589 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Galileo Hill Park, a park 0.4 miles away. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49030924, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1006 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.21219, -117.75423

88 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 28
Parks: 15
  • Galileo Hill Park: 0.4 mi
  • Silver Saddle Ranch and Club: 0.5 mi
  • H Park: 2.7 mi
  • B Park: 4.1 mi
  • East Park: 5.0 mi
Springs: 14
  • Mesquite Springs: 12.8 mi
  • Poison Spring: 13.5 mi
  • Mesa Spring: 17.2 mi
  • Willow Spring: 18.9 mi
  • Sheep Spring: 19.9 mi
Nature reserves: 7
  • Desert Tortoise Preserve: 6.7 mi
  • Desert Tortoise Habitat Area: 7.8 mi
  • Fremont Valley Ecological Reserve: 8.2 mi
  • Desert Tortoise Natural Area: 8.5 mi
  • Desert Tortoise Preserve: 10.8 mi
Historic sites: 7
  • Fremont: 10.1 mi
  • Josephine Stephens Bishop: 15.3 mi
  • X-15 Memorial: 16.7 mi
  • Cudahy camp: 16.8 mi
  • Bickel Camp: 17.2 mi
Museums: 5
Attractions: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Donley: 14.6 mi
  • Tamarisk Grove: 15.2 mi
  • Red Rooster Picnic Site: 15.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Last Chance Canyon Arch: 17.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Galileo Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black MountainNNW 345°1,589 m18.8 mi
Cross MountainWNW 282°1,585.9 m22.1 mi
Red MountainNE 45°1,580 m13.5 mi
Toms HillWNW 291°1,536 m24.6 mi
Chuckwalla MountainWNW 282°1,532.8 m19.7 mi
Dome MountainNE 42°1,514 m20.1 mi
Government PeakNNE 25°1,419 m10.6 mi
El Paso PeaksN 8°1,382 m18.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:3019:03
June solstice05:3819:3220:10
September equinox06:4018:1618:49
December solstice06:5716:0416:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F474954616979858477665446
Precip in1.41.61.00.40.10.00.20.20.20.50.50.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Randsburg, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358784519

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