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Negro Hill

Negro Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Negro Hill rises to 443 m in California. San Benito Mountain stands 1,597 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Chalk Peak, a peak 0.9 miles away.

The story

mountain in Monterey County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49056618, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
443 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.16608, -120.78018

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 27
Springs: 12
Historic sites: 11
  • Car: 16.6 mi
  • Outhouse: 17.2 mi
  • Vehicle: 17.8 mi
  • Exploratory Mine Shaft: 18.0 mi
  • Bus: 18.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Area A: 20.6 mi
  • Picnic Area B: 20.7 mi
  • DeAnza Picnic Site: 20.8 mi
  • DeAnza Picnic Site: 20.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Laguna falls: 12.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Memorial Rose Garden: 19.8 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Negro Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Benito MountainNNE 28°1,597 m16.0 mi
Santa Rita PeakNE 39°1,560 m16.0 mi
Condon PeakNE 41°1,514 m13.8 mi
San Carlos PeakNNE 24°1,472 m17.0 mi
Alta PeakNNE 26°1,428 m14.9 mi
Sampson PeakNNE 14°1,420 m17.3 mi
North HillNNE 23°1,418 m17.3 mi
Idria PeakNNE 18°1,415 m16.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4119:15
June solstice05:4719:4620:24
September equinox06:5218:2819:02
December solstice07:1116:1316:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454749536067737469594944
Precip in4.94.23.71.30.70.10.10.00.10.91.43.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Priest Valley, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358816857

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