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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: 57
  • 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: 24
  • 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: 14
Nature reserves: 9
Picnic sites: 8
  • Ralston Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
  • "Love Comes Softly" movie set: 15.2 mi
  • Bridal Veil Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
  • French Meadows Day Use Site: 23.4 mi
  • Antelope Creek Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
Springs: 6
  • 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 14.4 miles of Jakeys Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Devil PeakE1,611 m13.4 mi
Lookout MountainESE1,566 m14.1 mi
Little Sugar Pine MountainSE1,492 m13.1 mi
Sand MountainSE1,433 m10.3 mi
Bald MountainSE1,396 m6.9 mi
Lynchburg HillE1,388 m9.6 mi
Big MountainSE1,283 m12.9 mi
Tanners PointENE1,256 m9.4 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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