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Papoose Hill

Papoose Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Papoose Hill rises to 1,799 m in California. Lyons Peak stands 2,398 m to the northeast, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Six Shooter Butte, a peak 1.4 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49059741, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1799 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.49877, -121.64055

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Natural arches: 14
  • Heppe Bridge: 14.7 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 15.4 mi
  • Ovis Bridge: 15.5 mi
  • Brushy Bridge: 15.9 mi
  • Venetian Bridge: 15.9 mi
Attractions: 10
  • Freudian System Cave: 2.1 mi
  • Hidden Valley: 14.3 mi
  • Garden Bridges: 15.9 mi
  • Fleener Chimneys: 18.3 mi
  • Black Crater: 19.0 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • Gillem Bluff: 20.3 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 20.9 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 21.6 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 22.2 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 23.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Doorknob Snowmobile park: 12.6 mi
Parks: 1
  • Long Bell State Game Refuge 1N: 14.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Papoose Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lyons PeakNE 51°2,398 m8.8 mi
Mount HoffmanNNE 30°2,397 m8.9 mi
Red Shale ButteNE 47°2,381 m8.2 mi
Glass MountainNE 45°2,316 m10.0 mi
Medicine MountainNNE 18°2,295 m4.7 mi
Badger PeakN 5°2,236 m6.9 mi
Little Mount HoffmanN 350°2,197 m5.6 mi
Garner MountainNW 306°2,195 m10.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4219:19
June solstice05:3420:0320:45
September equinox06:5518:2919:05
December solstice07:3015:5616:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333540445260696862513932
Precip in1.62.11.91.31.41.00.40.30.40.81.51.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lava Beds NAT MON, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358772373

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