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Little Mountain

Little Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Little Mountain rises to 1,029 m in California. Alder Hill stands 2,359 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Leoni House, a attraction 2.2 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49045175, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1029 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.59213, -120.54270

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 24
  • Marble Springs: 3.7 mi
  • Liddicoat Spring: 3.8 mi
  • Canzatti Spring: 10.4 mi
  • Mud Spring: 11.3 mi
  • Upper Mud Spring: 11.6 mi
Museums: 16
Historic sites: 12
Attractions: 7
  • Leoni House: 2.2 mi
  • Twin Bridges Swimming Hole: 8.9 mi
  • Black Chasm Cavern: 11.9 mi
  • Sutter Gold Mine: 19.3 mi
  • Historic Joseph H. Thomas House: 19.4 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Bridal Veil Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
  • Cleveland Corral: 14.5 mi
  • Shot Rock Vista Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
  • Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
  • Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Rock Creek: 18.9 mi
  • Bassi Falls: 23.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Sherwood Demonstration Garden: 19.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.0 miles of Little Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Alder HillE 81°2,359 m16.6 mi
Leek Spring HillE 80°2,323 m14.6 mi
Peddler HillE 94°2,175 m15.1 mi
Shovel GraveESE 112°2,036 m20.0 mi
Iron MountainNE 52°1,902 m12.7 mi
Eagle RockNE 50°1,897 m19.2 mi
Big HillNNE 23°1,873 m18.8 mi
Blue MountainSSE 151°1,835 m19.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3919:14
June solstice05:3919:5120:31
September equinox06:5118:2619:01
December solstice07:1716:0316:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384144495765727166544337
Precip in9.68.88.84.93.20.90.00.10.52.95.39.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pacific House, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358806738

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