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Golden Gate Hill

Golden Gate Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Golden Gate Hill rises to 605 m in California. Manuel Peak stands 1,354 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Ophir, a peak 0.9 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49032212, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
605 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.24714, -120.74438

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Museums: 16
Historic sites: 13
  • Tailing Wheel No. 3: 8.2 mi
  • Flume Tressel Piers: 8.2 mi
  • Tailing Wheel No. 2: 8.3 mi
  • Tailing Wheel No. 1: 8.3 mi
  • Massa Tunnel: 8.3 mi
Springs: 13
  • Spanish Spring: 15.4 mi
  • Gooseberry Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Canzatti Spring: 17.9 mi
  • Hicks Spring: 18.5 mi
  • Turners Spring: 19.4 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Kennedy Gold Mine: 8.6 mi
  • Sutter Gold Mine: 11.8 mi
  • Historic Joseph H. Thomas House: 12.7 mi
  • California Caverns: 13.1 mi
  • Black Chasm Cavern: 14.3 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • A Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
  • B Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
  • C Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
  • Heron Point Day Use: 21.8 mi
  • Lupine Day Use Area: 22.3 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Gardens: 1
  • F - Master Gardener's Demonstration Garden: 5.8 mi
Beaches: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 19.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • National Recreation Area: 22.3 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Golden Gate Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Manuel PeakE 90°1,354 m19.3 mi
Cougar RockE 93°1,297.56 m19.3 mi
Mount CrossmanNE 37°1,184 m18.9 mi
Fort MountainENE 66°999 m16.1 mi
Mount ZionNNE 27°899 m11.1 mi
Bear MountainSSE 151°879 m18.0 mi
Mineral MountainESE 104°856 m16.5 mi
Joaquin PeakSSE 158°854 m7.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4019:15
June solstice05:4119:5120:30
September equinox06:5118:2719:02
December solstice07:1716:0516:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485155596673797875665548
Precip in4.03.83.62.11.30.30.00.00.21.12.24.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Camp Pardee, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358766650

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