Lynchburg Hill
Lynchburg Hill rises to 1,388 m in California. McKinstry Peak stands 2,415 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Crater, a cliff 1.4 miles away.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49047243, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,388 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Tanners Point: 2.8 mi
- Pennsylvania Point: 4.4 mi
- Devil Peak: 4.6 mi
- Red Star Point: 6.2 mi
- Sugar Loaf: 7.0 mi
- Leroy E Botts Memorial Park: 10.7 mi
- Peoples Park: 15.0 mi
- Pollock Pines Recreation Park: 15.5 mi
- Sportsmans Hall State Historic Landmark 704: 16.9 mi
- Eight Mile House State Historic Landmark: 17.6 mi
- Old Bird's Store (Tahoe NF): 8.2 mi
- Derby: 9.0 mi
- Bullion: 9.3 mi
- Red Point Townsite: 11.4 mi
- Iowa Hill Fire: 15.0 mi
- Big Crater: 1.4 mi
- Little Crater: 3.8 mi
- Red Point: 11.5 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 15.0 mi
- Red Cliffs: 15.5 mi
- Dad Youngs Spring: 2.4 mi
- Jay Bird Spring: 12.6 mi
- Government Spring: 15.2 mi
- Coyote Spring: 15.6 mi
- Dawson Spring: 16.0 mi
- Ralston Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
- French Meadows Day Use Site: 14.7 mi
- Bridal Veil Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
- Cleveland Corral: 18.1 mi
- Lodgepole: 21.3 mi
- Foresthill Divide Museum: 10.7 mi
- Heritage Museum: 19.2 mi
- Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park Museum: 19.8 mi
- Fountain and Tallman Soda Factory Museum: 20.6 mi
- El Dorado County Historical Museum: 21.9 mi
- Rock Creek: 16.1 mi
- Bassi Falls: 17.1 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 17.3 mi
- Codfish Falls: 18.0 mi
- East Snow Mountain Falls: 19.5 mi
- Auburn State Recreation Area: 9.6 mi
- Finnon Recreation Area: 15.3 mi
- Towle Conservation Easement: 16.3 mi
- Adam Ryan Wildlife Preserve: 24.7 mi
- Gold Run Eastbound Rest Area: 17.8 mi
- Gold Run Westbound Rest Area: 17.9 mi
- Alpha - Omega Rest Area: 23.3 mi
- Dutch Flat Community Garden: 18.7 mi
- Prayer Garden: 19.3 mi
- Sherwood Demonstration Garden: 22.8 mi
- Dog Beach: 23.7 mi
- Pit Stop Beach: 23.8 mi
- Tamaroo Bar: 23.9 mi
- cave: 18.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Lynchburg Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKinstry Peak | ENE 75° | 2,415 m | 15.3 mi |
| The Pinnacles | ENE 72° | 2,306 m | 14.6 mi |
| Bunker Hill | ENE 74° | 2,300 m | 13.5 mi |
| Duncan Peak | NNE 28° | 2,160 m | 12.5 mi |
| Sunflower Hill | NE 36° | 2,137 m | 15.1 mi |
| Red Mountain | E 86° | 2,088 m | 14.2 mi |
| Canada Hill | NNE 21° | 2,048 m | 13.5 mi |
| Robbs Peak | ESE 112° | 2,040 m | 12.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:52 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:02 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 45 | 48 | 53 | 60 | 69 | 77 | 77 | 72 | 62 | 50 | 43 |
| Precip in | 9.1 | 9.2 | 8.7 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 5.2 | 7.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Georgetown RS, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358804021
Day trips start here
- Placer County · 7 mi
- Colfax · 19 mi
- Coloma · 20 mi
- Placerville · 21 mi
- Auburn · 25 mi
- Olympic Valley · 25 mi
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