Galileo Hill
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
88 named places within 25 miles
- Sidney Peak: 8.3 mi
- Castle Butte: 9.7 mi
- Government Peak: 10.6 mi
- Saddleback Mountain: 12.9 mi
- Red Mountain: 13.5 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- The Rand Desert Museum: 12.1 mi
- Rio Tinto Borax Mine Visitor Center: 13.2 mi
- Boron Aerospace Museum: 15.8 mi
- Twenty Mule Team Museum: 15.8 mi
- Air Force Flight Test Center Museum: 22.7 mi
- Burro Schmidt Tunnel: 15.0 mi
- Burro Schmidt Tunnel: 15.3 mi
- Red cliffs trail: 16.3 mi
- B-52: 16.8 mi
- Donley: 14.6 mi
- Tamarisk Grove: 15.2 mi
- Red Rooster Picnic Site: 15.6 mi
- Boron Rest Area: 14.2 mi
- Boron Rest Area: 14.4 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Mountain | NNW 345° | 1,589 m | 18.8 mi |
| Cross Mountain | WNW 282° | 1,585.9 m | 22.1 mi |
| Red Mountain | NE 45° | 1,580 m | 13.5 mi |
| Toms Hill | WNW 291° | 1,536 m | 24.6 mi |
| Chuckwalla Mountain | WNW 282° | 1,532.8 m | 19.7 mi |
| Dome Mountain | NE 42° | 1,514 m | 20.1 mi |
| Government Peak | NNE 25° | 1,419 m | 10.6 mi |
| El Paso Peaks | N 8° | 1,382 m | 18.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:32 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:16 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 16:04 | 16:43 |
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 | 47 | 49 | 54 | 61 | 69 | 79 | 85 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 46 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Randsburg, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358784519
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