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Isham Hill

Isham Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Isham Hill rises to 668 m in California. Sunday Peak stands 2,531 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Eclipse Hill, a peak 2.2 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49039201, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
668 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.76245, -118.85093

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 58
  • Coyote Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Carver Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Willow Spring: 6.1 mi
  • Fine Spring: 6.2 mi
  • Dead Ox Spring: 7.4 mi
Parks: 54
Attractions: 10
  • woody rd: 4.3 mi
  • checkpoint: 12.2 mi
  • Trail of 100 Giants: 20.6 mi
  • Coso Mines: 21.9 mi
  • Cabin 234: 22.7 mi
Museums: 5
Cliffs: 3
Nature reserves: 3
  • CSLC Open Space: 14.8 mi
  • Lake Ming County Park: 22.6 mi
  • Rattlesnake Canyon: 23.6 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • John Ferrington Memorial: 21.1 mi
  • McFarland Veterans Memorial: 22.1 mi
  • Treaty of 1851: 22.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Miracle Hot Springs: 22.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Isham Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sunday PeakE 85°2,531 m15.0 mi
Tobias PeakENE 69°2,526 m16.7 mi
Bull Run PeakENE 73°2,448 m16.1 mi
Portuguese PeakE 82°2,417 m15.0 mi
Parker PeakNE 38°2,316 m18.5 mi
Black MountainE 94°2,267 m18.4 mi
Shirley PeakESE 103°2,164 m16.7 mi
Cooks PeakESE 103°2,114 m17.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3419:07
June solstice05:4019:3820:15
September equinox06:4418:2018:54
December solstice07:0216:0716:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424346505664717065564741
Precip in3.73.53.11.70.80.20.10.10.10.91.93.3

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 243922 — Isham Hill, Kern County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358786418

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