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Iowa Hill

Iowa Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Iowa Hill rises to 867 m in California. Big Hill stands 1,873 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is White Oak Point, a peak 0.9 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49038890, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
867 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.77046, -120.69076

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • White Oak Point: 0.9 mi
  • Cable Point: 1.7 mi
  • Mount Danaher: 2.2 mi
  • Slate Mountain: 3.7 mi
  • Negro Hill: 4.3 mi
Parks
Historic sites: 16
Museums: 14
Springs: 11
  • Jay Bird Spring: 10.3 mi
  • Dad Youngs Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Chicken Hawk Spring: 14.1 mi
  • Chicken Hawk Spring: 14.1 mi
  • Marble Springs: 16.5 mi
Cliffs: 9
Attractions: 6
  • Twin Bridges Swimming Hole: 10.0 mi
  • Leoni House: 14.8 mi
  • Southwind Labradors: 17.7 mi
  • Cameron Park CSD Pool: 18.5 mi
  • Black Chasm Cavern: 23.6 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Waterfalls: 5
  • Rock Creek: 4.9 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Pecker Falls: 20.6 mi
  • Bassi Falls: 21.1 mi
  • Codfish Falls: 21.2 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Bridal Veil Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
  • Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
  • Cleveland Corral: 14.3 mi
  • "Love Comes Softly" movie set: 15.9 mi
  • Ralston Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Beaches: 3
  • Pit Stop Beach: 15.7 mi
  • Oregon Bar: 20.7 mi
  • Tamaroo Bar: 20.8 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Sherwood Demonstration Garden: 10.1 mi
  • Prayer Garden: 23.9 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Giant Indian Statues: 22.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Iowa Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big HillENE 72°1,873 m16.0 mi
Silver HillNE 53°1,855 m14.9 mi
Old Iron MountainESE 105°1,798 m16.8 mi
Deer KnobENE 59°1,711 m16.1 mi
Devil PeakNNE 31°1,611 m15.1 mi
Lookout MountainNE 42°1,566 m10.5 mi
Saddle MountainNE 48°1,555 m7.8 mi
Baltic PeakESE 119°1,541 m10.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4019:15
June solstice05:3919:5220:32
September equinox06:5118:2619:01
December solstice07:1816:0316:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464852556270777672635245

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Placerville, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358768072

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