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Mount Hilton

Mount Hilton, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Hilton rises to 2,694 m in California. Thompson Peak stands 2,726 m to the north, 3.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Upper Canyon Creek Falls, a waterfall 1.6 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49053034, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2694 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.95684, -123.05392

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 7
  • Upper Canyon Creek Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Middle Canyon Creek Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Canyon Creek Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Grizzly Lake Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Kickapoo Waterfall: 16.9 mi
Picnic sites: 6
Springs: 5
  • Cold Spring: 5.4 mi
  • China Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Marble Springs: 9.0 mi
  • Hayfork Spring: 17.2 mi
  • High Spring: 24.0 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Historic sites: 4
Parks: 3
  • Lowden Park: 16.8 mi
  • Lee Fong Park Disc Golf Course: 17.0 mi
  • Lewiston Community Park: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
Cliffs: 2
Museums: 2
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Mount Hilton. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thompson PeakN 6°2,726 m3.0 mi
Caesar PeakNNE 15°2,714 m3.4 mi
Sawtooth MountainENE 67°2,662 m2.9 mi
Caribou MountainNE 44°2,609 m7.0 mi
Wedding CakeN 7°2,605 m2.5 mi
Gibson PeakE 96°2,560.3 m9.5 mi
Siligo PeakE 95°2,482 m8.0 mi
Seven Up PeakE 89°2,476 m9.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4819:25
June solstice05:4120:0720:48
September equinox07:0018:3519:11
December solstice07:3416:0416:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374146515966747267544337

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cecilville, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 261362 — Mount Hilton, Trinity County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358798147

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