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Opal Hill

Opal Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Opal Hill rises to 111 m in California. Bear Mountain stands 879 m to the east-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Jenny Lind State Historic Landmark, a park 1.1 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 30 miles off.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49058743, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
111 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.09325, -120.89105

Named places within 25 miles

Museums: 17
Historic sites: 17
  • Iron Ivan: 18.1 mi
  • Mark Twain Monument: 19.0 mi
  • Tailing Wheel No. 3: 19.7 mi
  • Flume Tressel Piers: 19.7 mi
  • Tailing Wheel No. 2: 19.7 mi
Attractions: 12
  • Omega Cellars: 15.6 mi
  • Kennedy Gold Mine: 19.9 mi
  • Skydive Lodi Parachute Center: 21.6 mi
  • California Caverns: 22.1 mi
  • Sutter Gold Mine: 22.3 mi
Gardens: 10
  • F - Master Gardener's Demonstration Garden: 13.9 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 20.8 mi
  • University Park World Peace Rose Garden: 23.2 mi
  • Marjorie Webster Williams Rose Garden: 24.0 mi
  • Southwest Courtyard: 24.1 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • C Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
  • A Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
  • B Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
  • Heron Point Day Use: 21.7 mi
  • Mallard Group Picnic Area: 22.1 mi
Springs: 5
  • Gooseberry Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Hicks Spring: 14.4 mi
  • Turners Spring: 15.9 mi
  • Churchs Spring: 16.6 mi
  • Spanish Spring: 22.3 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 3
Beaches: 2
Nature reserves: 1
  • National Recreation Area: 22.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 22.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Opal Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bear MountainESE879 m17.5 mi
Joaquin PeakENE854 m11.4 mi
Quiggs MountainENE843 m17.8 mi
Soapstone HillE799 m21.3 mi
Carmen PeakESE786 m12.7 mi
High MountainENE748 m21.4 mi
Jackson ButteNNE701 m19.4 mi
Mount AraratE679 m10.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4119:16
June solstice05:4219:5120:31
September equinox06:5218:2719:02
December solstice07:1716:0716:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485155596673797875665548
Precip in4.03.83.62.11.30.30.00.00.21.12.24.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Camp Pardee, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358772090

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