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Leary Hill

Leary Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Leary Hill rises to 179 m in California. Uncle Sam Mountain stands 1,445 m to the south, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Elliott Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 6.5 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Monterey County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49043826, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
179 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.62607, -121.75828

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • West Camp Park: 2.1 mi
  • Douglas MacArthur: 2.2 mi
  • Wilderness Court Park: 2.2 mi
  • Lincoln Park: 2.3 mi
  • Laguna Seca Recreational Area: 2.3 mi
Museums: 32
Attractions: 26
  • Monterey County Fairgrounds: 6.2 mi
  • Monterey Bay Sailing: 7.5 mi
  • Monterey Bay Whale Watching Center: 7.6 mi
  • Randy's Fishing Trips: 7.6 mi
  • Monterey Whale Watching: 7.6 mi
Beaches: 25
  • Monterey State Beach: 5.1 mi
  • Marina State Beach: 5.8 mi
  • North Marina: 5.8 mi
  • Monterey State Beach: 6.0 mi
  • Del Monte Beach: 6.5 mi
Historic sites: 24
Artworks: 13
Picnic sites: 11
  • Outdoor Navy Dining Area: 6.9 mi
  • East Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
  • Monterey Pines Group Area: 7.1 mi
  • El Estero Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
  • Talcot Bates Grove and Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
Gardens: 7
  • Yorktown community garden: 2.6 mi
  • Sand City Community Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Memorial Rose Garden: 6.2 mi
  • Memory Garden: 7.7 mi
  • Sensory Garden: 7.7 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Fern Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Pico Blanco Falls: 19.5 mi
  • Firehose Falls: 20.8 mi
  • Pine Falls: 23.3 mi
  • Highbride Falls: 24.4 mi
Springs: 5
  • Pat Springs: 18.2 mi
  • Horseshoe Spring: 18.7 mi
  • El Pajaro Springs: 21.3 mi
  • Cahoon Spring: 23.4 mi
  • Stone Spring: 24.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
Lighthouses: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Leary Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Uncle Sam MountainS 172°1,445 m19.9 mi
Mount CarmelS 186°1,344 m16.7 mi
Danish Creek PeakS 176°1,298 m18.1 mi
Little PinesS 174°1,266 m18.7 mi
Devils PeakS 185°1,261 m17.3 mi
Big Pines PeakS 181°1,235 m17.6 mi
Pat Springs PeakS 179°1,233 m18.2 mi
Elephant MountainSSE 169°1,200 m19.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:19
June solstice05:5019:5120:30
September equinox06:5618:3119:05
December solstice07:1616:1516:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525355565861626364625651
Precip in3.33.02.41.10.50.10.00.00.10.61.62.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salinas #2, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1658953 — Leary Hill, Monterey County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/549667368

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