Merrilis Hill
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.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49049270, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 156 m
How to reach it
- 6.1 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- 1 Shepherd's Knoll · 9 mi
- Rumsien Overlook · 10 mi
- China Lookout · 14 mi
- Granite Canyon Bridge · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Leary Hill: 0.5 mi
- Elliot Hill: 0.9 mi
- Elliott Hill: 0.9 mi
- Artillery Hill: 1.9 mi
- Wolf Hill: 2.2 mi
- 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
- Fort Ord National Monument: 0.8 mi
- Open space: 2.6 mi
- Fort Ord Dunes State Park: 4.3 mi
- Marina Dunes Natural Preserve: 5.5 mi
- Marina State Beach: 5.6 mi
- Steinbeck House & Restaurant: 7.0 mi
- National Steinbeck Center: 7.2 mi
- Monterey Museum of Art - La Mirada: 7.2 mi
- Picard Trade Bead Museum: 7.2 mi
- Boronda History Center: 7.3 mi
- 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
- Gonzalo Rodriguez fatal crash Site: 2.5 mi
- Corkscrew at WetherTech Raceway Laguna Seca: 2.5 mi
- Ingersol Family Statue: 6.5 mi
- Monterey Customhouse: 7.3 mi
- Custom House: 7.3 mi
- Monterey State Beach: 4.9 mi
- Marina State Beach: 6.1 mi
- North Marina: 6.1 mi
- Del Monte Beach: 6.2 mi
- San Carlos Beach: 7.4 mi
- Mural by Hijos del Sol: 4.5 mi
- Jesus Statue: 4.6 mi
- The Fisherman: 7.2 mi
- Pietro Ferrante Statue: 7.3 mi
- Santa Rosalia Statue: 7.3 mi
- 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
- Yorktown community garden: 3.1 mi
- Sand City Community Garden: 4.9 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 6.6 mi
- Memory Garden: 7.4 mi
- Our Green Thumb Community Garden: 7.6 mi
- 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
- 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
- Cavalry Bluff: 3.1 mi
- Los Padres Dam Slide: 16.9 mi
- Point Pinos Lighthouse: 9.5 mi
- Point Sur Lighthouse: 23.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Merrilis Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uncle Sam Mountain | S 171° | 1,445 m | 19.5 mi |
| Mount Carmel | S 185° | 1,344 m | 16.2 mi |
| Danish Creek Peak | S 175° | 1,298 m | 17.7 mi |
| Little Pines | S 173° | 1,266 m | 18.2 mi |
| Devils Peak | S 184° | 1,261 m | 16.8 mi |
| Big Pines Peak | S 180° | 1,235 m | 17.1 mi |
| Pat Springs Peak | S 178° | 1,233 m | 17.7 mi |
| Elephant Mountain | SSE 168° | 1,200 m | 19.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:51 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:15 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 53 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 58 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 62 | 60 | 56 | 52 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monterey Peninsul AP, 5 mi away.
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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