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Index Hill

Index Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Index Hill rises to 2,735 m in California. White Mountain Peak stands 4,344 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Spring, a spring 2.2 miles away. 95 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49038380, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,735 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.43271, -118.10843

95 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 38
Springs: 30
Parks: 10
Historic sites: 5
  • Cabin: 5.4 mi
  • Champion Spark Plug Mine High Camp: 17.3 mi
  • Zurich: 19.2 mi
  • Monola: 21.3 mi
  • Bishop Creek Battleground: 21.4 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Museums: 3
Attractions: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Bishop Community Garden: 16.2 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
White Mountain PeakNNW4,344 m16.1 mi
Mount BarcroftNW3,979 m12.9 mi
Mount HogueNNW3,884 m23.3 mi
Headley PeakNNW3,858 m20.1 mi
Piute MountainNW3,827 m9.9 mi
Sheep MountainNW3,810 m8.9 mi
Campito MountainNW3,522 m6.8 mi
Indian PeakNNW3,443 m21.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3019:05
June solstice05:3319:3820:17
September equinox06:4118:1618:51
December solstice07:0415:5816:39

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323744505968757264524031
Precip in0.60.70.40.50.60.40.40.30.30.40.30.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dyer 5S, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358816226

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