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Hope Mountain

Hope Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Hope Mountain rises to 1,281 m in California. Alder Hill stands 2,359 m to the east-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Middle Butte, a peak 1.0 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49037052, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1281 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.67852, -120.53965

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Springs: 18
  • Marble Springs: 9.3 mi
  • Liddicoat Spring: 9.7 mi
  • Chicken Hawk Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Chicken Hawk Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Jay Bird Spring: 10.7 mi
Museums: 13
Attractions: 7
  • Leoni House: 5.0 mi
  • Twin Bridges Swimming Hole: 9.5 mi
  • Black Chasm Cavern: 17.6 mi
  • The Old Schoolhouse, Drytown: 23.6 mi
  • Historic Joseph H. Thomas House: 23.6 mi
Historic sites: 7
Picnic sites: 6
  • Bridal Veil Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
  • Cleveland Corral: 9.4 mi
  • Shot Rock Vista Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
  • Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
  • Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 4
Nature reserves: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Sherwood Demonstration Garden: 18.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of Hope Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Alder HillESE 102°2,359 m16.6 mi
Leek Spring HillESE 103°2,323 m14.6 mi
Slick RockNE 44°2,210 m19.6 mi
Peddler HillESE 115°2,175 m16.4 mi
Bald MountainENE 70°2,131 m18.2 mi
Four Cornered PeakNE 47°2,072 m18.4 mi
Robbs PeakNNE 23°2,040 m18.5 mi
Table RockNE 50°1,943 m17.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3919:14
June solstice05:3919:5120:31
September equinox06:5118:2619:01
December solstice07:1716:0316:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384144495765727166544337
Precip in9.68.88.84.93.20.90.00.10.52.95.39.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pacific House, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358809707

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