High Mountain
High Mountain rises to 748 m in California. Blue Mountain stands 1,835 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Mercer Caverns, a attraction 2.2 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 8.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49036311, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 748 m
How to reach it
- 8.8 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Liberty Vista Point · 26 mi
- Hell's Kitchen Vista Point · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Soapstone Hill: 2.2 mi
- Wally Hill: 2.3 mi
- Mineral Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Rocky Hill: 5.5 mi
- Italian Point: 5.6 mi
- Murphys State Historic Landmark: 3.4 mi
- Murphys Park: 3.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 3.4 mi
- Feeney Park: 4.1 mi
- Murphys Skate Park: 4.1 mi
- Lord Spring: 9.0 mi
- Vine Spring: 9.1 mi
- Gold Spring: 10.0 mi
- Gooseberry Spring: 12.6 mi
- San Antonio Spring: 13.0 mi
- Angels Camp Museum: 6.8 mi
- Calaveras County Historical Museum: 9.4 mi
- Columbia Museum: 11.0 mi
- Sierra Nevada Logging Museum: 11.2 mi
- Calaveras Big Trees State Park Visitor Center: 13.4 mi
- Murphys: 3.4 mi
- Vallecito Western Mine: 5.3 mi
- Mark Twain Monument: 6.9 mi
- Grumman TS-2A Tracker: 10.9 mi
- Springfield Armory/School/Store: 11.5 mi
- Mercer Caverns: 2.2 mi
- California Caverns: 2.3 mi
- Murphys Pokey: 3.3 mi
- Moaning Caverns Adventure Park: 7.3 mi
- Campfire Center: 13.3 mi
- Carson Hill: 9.7 mi
- French Flat: 13.8 mi
- Middle Bar: 15.7 mi
- Chinese Camp: 21.1 mi
- National Recreation Area: 12.5 mi
- Calaveras Big Trees State Park: 14.7 mi
- Calaveras South Grove Natural Preserve: 15.5 mi
- Red Hills: 21.8 mi
- Heron Point Day Use: 12.6 mi
- Lupine Day Use Area: 12.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 14.5 mi
- Oak Leaf: 14.5 mi
- McKays Point: 12.8 mi
- The Grotto: 17.0 mi
- Jailhouse Rock: 18.3 mi
- Negro Jack Point: 19.7 mi
- Natural Bridge: 8.1 mi
- F - Master Gardener's Demonstration Garden: 8.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of High Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mountain | NNE 33° | 1,835 m | 14.3 mi |
| Repeater Hill | ENE 70° | 1,672 m | 16.8 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NNE 28° | 1,566 m | 16.0 mi |
| Elizabeth Peak | ESE 117° | 1,486 m | 16.0 mi |
| Mount Knight | E 91° | 1,458 m | 14.7 mi |
| Manuel Peak | NE 52° | 1,354 m | 8.4 mi |
| Cougar Rock | ENE 57° | 1,298 m | 7.8 mi |
| Doud Hill | ENE 72° | 1,264 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:50 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:05 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 50 | 54 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 80 | 76 | 66 | 55 | 48 |
| Precip in | 5.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Melones DAM HQ, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358767464
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