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Jakeys Hill

Jakeys Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Jakeys Hill rises to 998 m in California. Devil Peak stands 1,611 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Buckeye Point, a peak 1.2 miles away.

About

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49039539, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
998 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.97379, -120.79715
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Buckeye Point: 1.2 mi
  • Little Bald Mountain: 1.6 mi
  • Cock Robin Point: 2.5 mi
  • Bottle Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Cement Hill: 3.8 mi
Parks
  • Leroy E Botts Memorial Park: 3.5 mi
  • Peoples Park: 10.0 mi
  • Meadow Vista Park: 12.3 mi
  • Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park: 12.6 mi
  • Dave Moore Nature Area: 12.9 mi
Historic sites: 26
  • Old Bird's Store (Tahoe NF): 4.8 mi
  • Iowa Hill: 9.8 mi
  • Wells Fargo vault: 9.8 mi
  • Iowa Hill Fire: 9.8 mi
  • Stevens Trail: 9.8 mi
Museums: 16
Cliffs: 15
Nature reserves: 10
Picnic sites: 9
  • Ralston Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
  • "Love Comes Softly" movie set: 15.2 mi
  • Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
  • Bridal Veil Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
  • French Meadows Day Use Site: 23.4 mi
Springs: 7
  • Dad Youngs Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Jay Bird Spring: 18.1 mi
  • Government Spring: 18.6 mi
  • Dawson Spring: 20.2 mi
  • Chicken Hawk Spring: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Gardens: 5
  • Prayer Garden: 10.6 mi
  • Dutch Flat Community Garden: 16.2 mi
  • Sherwood Demonstration Garden: 17.5 mi
  • Bourn Gardens: 21.1 mi
  • Nisenan Garden: 23.4 mi
Attractions: 5
  • cave: 11.7 mi
  • Bourn Cottage: 21.1 mi
  • Southwind Labradors: 22.7 mi
  • Cameron Park CSD Pool: 24.4 mi
  • Twin Bridges Swimming Hole: 24.6 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Codfish Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Rock Creek: 12.4 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 20.4 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 21.9 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Tamaroo Bar: 14.6 mi
  • Oregon Bar: 15.9 mi
  • Pit Stop Beach: 15.9 mi
  • Dog Beach: 20.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
Artworks: 1
  • Giant Indian Statues: 15.6 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Jakeys Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Devil PeakE 94°1,611 m13.4 mi
Lookout MountainESE 116°1,566 m14.1 mi
Little Sugar Pine MountainSE 126°1,492 m13.1 mi
Sand MountainSE 133°1,433 m10.3 mi
Bald MountainSE 134°1,396 m6.9 mi
Lynchburg HillE 81°1,388 m9.6 mi
Big MountainSE 138°1,283 m12.9 mi
SugarloafN 9°1,278 m13.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4019:15
June solstice05:3919:5320:33
September equinox06:5218:2719:02
December solstice07:1916:0316:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444548536069777772625043
Precip in9.19.28.74.72.50.70.00.10.42.75.27.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Georgetown RS, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 261896 — Jakeys Hill, El Dorado County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358798327

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