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Negro Hill

Negro Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Negro Hill rises to 785 m in California. Chowchilla Mountain stands 2,105 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Agua Fria, a ghost town 0.6 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 22 miles off.

The story

mountain in Mariposa County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49056615, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
785 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.47577, -120.01879

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 28
Waterfalls: 15
Springs: 14
  • Apple Tree Spring: 1.9 mi
  • Barrel Spring: 3.0 mi
  • Big Spring: 5.5 mi
  • Bathtub Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Fremont Spring: 6.6 mi
Museums: 11
Attractions: 9
Picnic sites: 6
  • Indian Flat Day Use: 15.9 mi
  • Red Bud Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
  • Chowchilla Recreation Area: 17.5 mi
  • Gold Rush BBQ: 21.0 mi
  • Summit Meadow: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Artworks: 4
Gardens: 3

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Negro Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chowchilla MountainENE 68°2,105 m15.6 mi
Kirby PeakENE 75°1,642 m12.6 mi
Sweetwater PointNE 48°1,406 m9.8 mi
Buckingham MountainENE 69°1,367 m9.4 mi
Miami MountainESE 104°1,304 m15.5 mi
Bullion KnobN 351°1,297 m4.1 mi
Fremont PeakNNW 331°1,277 m6.6 mi
Bullion MountainNNW 331°1,272 m6.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3819:12
June solstice05:4019:4620:25
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:1216:0516:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363639435059656560514235
Precip in7.66.75.23.41.90.50.20.10.52.23.35.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SO Entrance Yosemite NP, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 254967 — Negro Hill, Mariposa County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358796171

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