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Misery Hill

Misery Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Misery Hill rises to 4,206 m in California. Mount Shasta stands 4,322 m to the north-northeast, 0.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Sulphur Springs, a hot spring 0.3 miles away.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49050630, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
4,206.2 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.40546, -122.19776

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 13
  • Mud Creek Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Coquette Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Ash Creek Falls: 3.1 mi
  • Whitney Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Mossbrae Falls: 11.8 mi
Springs: 11
  • Panther Springs: 3.2 mi
  • Big Springs: 8.6 mi
  • Shasta View Spring: 17.3 mi
  • Red Rock Spring: 17.5 mi
  • Fern Spring: 17.7 mi
Artworks: 11
  • Peaceful Warrior: 9.7 mi
  • Greatest Generation: 9.8 mi
  • Those Left Behind: 9.8 mi
  • Korean War Memorial: 9.9 mi
  • POW - MIA: 9.9 mi
Parks: 10
Historic sites: 9
  • Everett Memorial: 5.7 mi
  • Old fire lookout foundation: 8.2 mi
  • Monroe Memorial: 8.7 mi
  • Hot LZ Memorial Wall: 9.6 mi
  • Living Memorial Sculpture Garden: 9.7 mi
Picnic sites: 8
Museums: 4
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2
Hot springs: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Sisson Meadow: 8.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Siskiyou Beach: 11.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Misery Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ShastaNNE4,322 m0.3 mi
Thumb RockS3,939 m0.5 mi
ShastinaW3,758 m1.3 mi
Shastarama PointS3,394 m1.4 mi
Casaval RidgeSW3,188 m1.6 mi
Green ButteS2,802 m2.4 mi
Mount EddyWSW2,751 m15.8 mi
China MountainW2,606 m19.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:21
June solstice05:3620:0520:47
September equinox06:5718:3119:08
December solstice07:3215:5916:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363842475461686761514135
Precip in7.17.46.23.22.21.20.20.20.52.24.37.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Shasta, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/1431595517

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