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Johnnys Hill

Johnnys Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Johnnys Hill rises to 1,994 m in California. Dicks Peak stands 3,042 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 23 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49039973, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1994 m
Getting there

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Coordinates39.00546, -120.37631

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 58
  • Kailua Park: 13.5 mi
  • Kaspian Day Use Area: 13.9 mi
  • Kilner Park: 14.8 mi
  • Lake Tahoe Park: 15.2 mi
  • Alpine Springs Community Park: 15.8 mi
Nature reserves: 24
Cliffs: 23
Historic sites: 22
  • Stephen Downey: 3.6 mi
  • Johnson Monument: 9.6 mi
  • Albert Givan: 10.2 mi
  • Elkus: 12.1 mi
  • Watson Monument: 13.8 mi
Museums: 14
  • Gatekeeper's Museum: 16.7 mi
  • Watson Cabin: 17.1 mi
  • Baldwin Home: 18.3 mi
  • UC Davis Eriksson Education Center: 18.4 mi
  • Lake Tahoe Historic Society Museum: 21.9 mi
Beaches: 13
Springs: 12
Waterfalls: 9
  • Bassi Falls: 8.2 mi
  • Upper Eagle Falls: 14.5 mi
  • Lower Eagle Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Eagle Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 15.6 mi
Attractions: 9
Picnic sites: 8
  • French Meadows Day Use Site: 8.7 mi
  • Meeks Bay Beach: 13.8 mi
  • Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
  • Cleveland Corral: 15.7 mi
  • Bridal Veil Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
Artworks: 3
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 18.4 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dicks PeakESE 121°3,042 m14.1 mi
Little PyramidSE 129°2,876.398 m13.2 mi
Red PeakESE 124°2,833 m10.0 mi
Phipps PeakESE 106°2,813 m12.7 mi
Rubicon PeakE 95°2,798 m13.1 mi
Jakes PeakE 100°2,797 m13.8 mi
Hidden PeakE 99°2,794.711 m13.7 mi
McConnell SpurESE 121°2,779.776 m8.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3919:14
June solstice05:3719:5120:31
September equinox06:5018:2519:00
December solstice07:1816:0116:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303034384655626155463629
Precip in6.46.95.52.82.00.80.50.40.62.03.46.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tahoma, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 261966 — Johnnys Hill, El Dorado County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358798346

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