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Red Hill

Red Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Red Hill rises to 1,412 m in California. Mount Humphreys stands 4,263 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Bishop Creek Battleground, a historic site 1.4 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Inyo County, California, United States of America; geonames ID = 5386523.

Wikidata Q49067261, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,412 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.35993, -118.46872

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 26
Parks: 10
Historic sites: 8
  • Bishop Creek Battleground: 1.4 mi
  • Power Plant Ruin: 11.6 mi
  • Log Cabin: 14.4 mi
  • Cabin: 15.8 mi
  • Zurich: 16.8 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • La Hupp Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
  • South Lake Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
  • Schulman Grove Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
  • Piñyon Picnic Area Nature Trail: 16.1 mi
  • Patriarch Grove Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Second Falls: 15.6 mi
  • First Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Upper Evolution Creek Falls: 21.0 mi
  • Lower Evolution Creek Falls: 21.1 mi
  • Horsetail Falls: 23.3 mi
Attractions: 4
Museums: 3
Cliffs: 3
Gardens: 1
  • Bishop Community Garden: 4.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Red Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HumphreysWSW4,263 m12.8 mi
Mount DarwinSW4,216 m17.4 mi
Mount MorganWNW4,186 m14.8 mi
Bear Creek SpireW4,186 m16.4 mi
Mount MendelSW4,177 m17.4 mi
Mount TomW4,145 m10.4 mi
Mount DadeW4,143 m17.1 mi
CloudripperSSW4,122 m15.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:06
June solstice05:3419:4020:19
September equinox06:4218:1818:52
December solstice07:0516:0016:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404349556473787669584638
Precip in1.10.90.50.20.20.10.20.10.10.40.30.7

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358816245

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