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Prospect Hill

Prospect Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Prospect Hill rises to 1,116 m in California. English Peak stands 2,229 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Siskiyou County, California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49064168, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,116 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.39151, -123.55145

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 6
Cliffs: 5
Attractions: 4
  • Big Tree: 24.0 mi
  • Corkscrew Tree: 24.1 mi
  • Elk Viewing: 24.5 mi
  • Prairie Creek Visitor Center: 24.5 mi
Historic sites: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Ishi Pishi Falls: 2.8 mi
Parks: 1
  • H E Beck Junior Memorial Branch: 5.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
Museums: 1
  • Hoopa Valley Museum: 23.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Prospect Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
English PeakE2,229 m17.5 mi
Marble MountainNE2,131 m21.4 mi
Elk PeakNE2,112 m19.9 mi
Salmon MountainSSE2,106 m16.1 mi
Crapo MountainE2,103 m17.4 mi
Medicine MountainENE2,083 m14.0 mi
Pigeon RoostNE1,958 m17.7 mi
North Trinity MountainS1,932 m20.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5019:27
June solstice05:4220:1020:52
September equinox07:0218:3719:13
December solstice07:3816:0416:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434751566268747369594943
Precip in9.46.96.44.02.20.90.20.10.83.56.810.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orleans, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 265049 — Prospect Hill, Siskiyou County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358799245

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