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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
1412 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.35993, -118.46872

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 51
Historic sites: 10
  • Bishop Creek Battleground: 1.4 mi
  • Power Plant Ruin: 11.6 mi
  • Log Cabin: 14.4 mi
  • Cabin: 15.8 mi
  • Cabin: 15.8 mi
Parks: 10
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 HumphreysWSW 241°4,263 m12.8 mi
Mount DarwinSW 220°4,216 m17.4 mi
Mount MorganWNW 282°4,186 m14.8 mi
Bear Creek SpireW 272°4,186 m16.4 mi
Mount MendelSW 223°4,177 m17.4 mi
Mount TomW 262°4,145 m10.4 mi
Mount DadeW 275°4,143 m17.1 mi
CloudripperSSW 193°4,122 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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