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North Hill

North Hill, seen from above at true elevation

North Hill rises to 277 m in California. Greater Calamity Peak stands 2,068 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Officer Ryan Bonaminio, a historic site 0.1 miles away.

About

The story

North Hill is the most northeasterly of the range of hills running in that direction from Mount Rubidoux, located within the city of Riverside, north of the city center and southeast of Lake Evans. It has an elevation of 1084 feet. This range of hills bordering the Santa Ana River and the Riverside Valley is the northernmost of several within the Temescal Mountains.

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Wikidata Q16895939, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
277 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates33.99279, -117.37255
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Artworks
Parks
Gardens
  • Rose Garden at Fairmount Park: 0.4 mi
  • Native plant garden: 0.6 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Mariposa Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Riverside-Corona Resource Conservation District: 1.3 mi
Attractions
  • Camera Obscura: 0.8 mi
  • World's Largest "Paper" Cup: 2.1 mi
  • Petrified Redwood Log: 3.4 mi
  • Martha Mclean Anza Narrows: 3.8 mi
  • River Trails: 6.6 mi
Peaks
Museums: 59
Nature reserves: 38
Springs: 30
  • Hot Spring: 0.8 mi
  • Cassina Springs: 4.7 mi
  • Hidden Springs: 5.8 mi
  • Console Springs: 8.9 mi
  • Harford Spring: 12.5 mi
Picnic sites: 30
  • Area A: 14.5 mi
  • Area C: 14.5 mi
  • Area B: 14.5 mi
  • Site C: 16.8 mi
  • Site B: 16.9 mi
Beaches: 10
Waterfalls: 10
Cliffs: 8
  • Rock Climbing: 3.7 mi
  • Rock Climbing: 3.7 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 9.9 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 11.3 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 11.9 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Rest areas: 4
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of North Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Greater Calamity PeakNW 319°2,068 m19.4 mi
Buck PointNNW 328°1,961 m18.2 mi
Strawberry PeakNNE 26°1,876 m18.3 mi
Calamity PeakNW 318°1,768 m18.9 mi
Crest SummitNNE 29°1,768 m18.9 mi
Bailey PeakN 2°1,737.1 m18.1 mi
Red Rock Wall PointNNE 25°1,687 m17.8 mi
Sugarpine MountainN 359°1,670 m18.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2919:02
June solstice05:3919:2820:05
September equinox06:3818:1518:48
December solstice06:5216:0716:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–Jul.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575760636873798077686256
Precip in2.12.41.50.60.30.10.00.00.20.40.71.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Riverside Citrus EXP, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358789811

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