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Mine Hill

Mine Hill rises to 524 m in California. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the south, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Mine Hill Rotary Furnace, a historic site 0.2 miles away.

The story

mountain in Santa Clara County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49050413, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
524 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.17658, -121.84466

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
Nature reserves
  • Hicks/Wood Entrance: 1.0 mi
  • Hacienda Entrance: 1.1 mi
  • Mockingbird Hill Entrance: 1.3 mi
  • Rancho San Vicente Entrance: 2.4 mi
  • McAbee Entry: 3.3 mi
Parks
Picnic sites
Artworks
Attractions
Gardens
Beaches: 44
Springs: 40
Waterfalls: 24
Cliffs: 13
Ghost towns: 11
Covered bridges: 2
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 17.3 mi
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 18.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 19.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Mine Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loma PrietaS 180°1,154 m4.5 mi
Crystal PeakS 174°1,097 m4.4 mi
Mount UmunhumWSW 250°1,063 m3.2 mi
Mount ThayerWSW 258°1,061 m4.2 mi
Mount ChualS 171°1,046 m4.0 mi
Mount BielawskiWNW 283°985 m14.1 mi
El SombrosoW 272°917 m3.6 mi
The PeakWNW 283°917 m12.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:20
June solstice05:4819:5320:32
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:1816:1416:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495255586267707068625449
Precip in5.04.93.41.40.50.10.00.00.00.82.04.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Gatos, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358806859

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