Mount Ratchel
Mount Ratchel rises to 432 m in California. Little Marble Cone stands 1,421 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Hope, a peak 1.2 miles away.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49054270, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 432 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Foreman Creek Recreation Area: 1.2 mi
- Lake Oroville State Recreation Area: 1.9 mi
- Sycamore Creek Recreation Area: 2.1 mi
- Craig Recreation Area: 3.1 mi
- Potters Ravine Recreation Area: 3.3 mi
- Mount Hope: 1.2 mi
- Union Hill: 3.0 mi
- South Bidwell Hill: 3.5 mi
- Crystal Hill: 3.8 mi
- The High Rocks: 4.4 mi
- Schirmer Cascade: 5.8 mi
- Schirmer Falls: 6.0 mi
- Hollow Falls: 6.2 mi
- Little Hollow Falls: 6.2 mi
- Ravine Twin Falls: 6.5 mi
- bath house museum: 7.6 mi
- Pioneer History Museum: 7.8 mi
- Butte County Historical Society Museum: 7.9 mi
- Oroville Chinese Temple: 8.3 mi
- C F Lott Historic Home: 8.6 mi
- Beatson Corral: 7.1 mi
- World Trade Center artifact: 12.2 mi
- IN LOVING MEMORY OF Kristina Chesterman 1992-2013: 21.9 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 23.0 mi
- Phagna Norapamok Memorial: 23.5 mi
- Cape Horn: 10.7 mi
- Clarenback Point: 13.5 mi
- Elephant Butte: 20.4 mi
- East China Point: 20.5 mi
- Marble Cone: 21.0 mi
- Downtown Kaleidoscope: 23.7 mi
- Wildcat Sculpture: 23.7 mi
- Monoliths: 23.8 mi
- Three Sisters: 23.8 mi
- Ring Roll: 23.8 mi
- Bidwell's Bar: 2.1 mi
- Bloomer: 3.9 mi
- Brush: 7.8 mi
- Hamilton: 14.1 mi
- Chandon: 22.3 mi
- Chico Seed Orchard: 20.2 mi
- Mary Lemcke Camellia Garden: 23.8 mi
- George Petersen Rose Garden: 23.8 mi
- North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve: 7.1 mi
- Oroville Wildlife Management Area: 12.9 mi
- Hespol Memorial Spring: 12.3 mi
- Hog Spring: 19.8 mi
- Paradise Lake Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
- Five Mile: 22.4 mi
- Collins Lake Beach: 18.5 mi
- Bridgeport Covered Bridge: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Mount Ratchel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Marble Cone | NE 45° | 1,421 m | 15.9 mi |
| Whiskey Hill | NE 55° | 1,418 m | 15.7 mi |
| Big Bar Mountain | N 2° | 1,332 m | 13.2 mi |
| Quartz Hill | ENE 74° | 1,325 m | 13.1 mi |
| Flea Mountain | N 354° | 1,299 m | 16.8 mi |
| Sky High | NE 42° | 1,275 m | 13.4 mi |
| Shute Mountain | NE 44° | 1,255 m | 11.1 mi |
| Swain Hill | E 79° | 1,248 m | 10.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:03 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 52 | 57 | 61 | 68 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 73 | 65 | 55 | 49 |
| Precip in | 5.8 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oroville, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358773233
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- Chico · 24 mi
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