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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. 128 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 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
2735 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.43271, -118.10843

128 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 58
Peaks: 40
Parks: 10
Historic sites: 7
  • Cabin: 5.4 mi
  • Cabin: 5.5 mi
  • Cabin: 5.5 mi
  • Champion Spark Plug Mine High Camp: 17.3 mi
  • Zurich: 19.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Museums: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Methuselah: 4.9 mi
  • Saline Valley Road OHV Trailhead: 20.6 mi
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 PeakNNW 330°4,344 m16.1 mi
Mount BarcroftNW 323°3,979 m12.9 mi
Mount HogueNNW 333°3,884 m23.3 mi
Headley PeakNNW 331°3,858 m20.1 mi
Piute MountainNW 317°3,827 m9.9 mi
Sheep MountainNW 317°3,810 m8.9 mi
Campito MountainNW 312°3,522 m6.8 mi
Indian PeakNNW 328°3,443 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 5080 °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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