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Merrilis Hill

Merrilis Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Merrilis Hill rises to 156 m in California. Uncle Sam Mountain stands 1,445 m to the south, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Leary Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 6.1 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49049270, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
156 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.61913, -121.76273

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Laguna Seca Recreational Area: 1.9 mi
  • West Camp Park: 2.6 mi
  • Wilderness Court Park: 2.6 mi
  • Douglas MacArthur: 2.7 mi
  • Lincoln Park: 2.8 mi
Museums: 31
Attractions: 27
  • Monterey County Fairgrounds: 5.8 mi
  • Monterey Bay Sailing: 7.2 mi
  • Monterey Bay Whale Watching Center: 7.2 mi
  • Randy's Fishing Trips: 7.2 mi
  • Monterey Whale Watching: 7.3 mi
Beaches: 25
  • Monterey State Beach: 4.9 mi
  • Monterey State Beach: 5.6 mi
  • Marina State Beach: 6.1 mi
  • North Marina: 6.1 mi
  • Del Monte Beach: 6.2 mi
Historic sites: 24
Artworks: 13
Picnic sites: 11
  • Outdoor Navy Dining Area: 6.5 mi
  • East Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
  • Monterey Pines Group Area: 6.6 mi
  • El Estero Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
  • Talcot Bates Grove and Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
Gardens: 7
  • Yorktown community garden: 3.1 mi
  • Sand City Community Garden: 4.9 mi
  • Memorial Rose Garden: 6.6 mi
  • Memory Garden: 7.4 mi
  • Sensory Garden: 7.4 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Fern Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Pico Blanco Falls: 18.9 mi
  • Firehose Falls: 20.3 mi
  • Pine Falls: 22.9 mi
  • Highbride Falls: 23.9 mi
Springs: 5
  • Pat Springs: 17.7 mi
  • Horseshoe Spring: 19.1 mi
  • El Pajaro Springs: 21.9 mi
  • Cahoon Spring: 23.1 mi
  • Stone Spring: 24.3 mi
Cliffs: 2
Lighthouses: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of Merrilis Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Uncle Sam MountainS 171°1,445 m19.5 mi
Mount CarmelS 185°1,344 m16.2 mi
Danish Creek PeakS 175°1,298 m17.7 mi
Little PinesS 173°1,266 m18.2 mi
Devils PeakS 184°1,261 m16.8 mi
Big Pines PeakS 180°1,235 m17.1 mi
Pat Springs PeakS 178°1,233 m17.7 mi
Elephant MountainSSE 168°1,200 m19.1 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 °F535454555860626362605652
Precip in3.53.02.81.00.50.10.00.00.10.91.52.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monterey Peninsul AP, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1659115 — Merrilis Hill, Monterey County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/549667367

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