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Red Hill

Red Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Red Hill rises to 1,667 m in California. Preston Peak stands 2,208 m to the north, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Peak, a peak 2.4 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
1,667 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.69734, -123.62284

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 8
Waterfalls: 4
  • Wilderness Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Loretta Falls: 20.9 mi
  • Ishi Pishi Falls: 22.6 mi
  • Maple Falls: 23.1 mi
Cliffs: 4
Attractions: 4
Parks: 2
  • Happy Camp River Park: 14.6 mi
  • Yurok Village Discovery Park: 24.4 mi
Museums: 1
Rest areas: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • Engine: 21.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Red Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Preston PeakN2,208 m9.5 mi
El CapitanN2,075 m11.9 mi
Bear MountainNNW1,953 m7.3 mi
Little PrestonN1,945 m9.8 mi
Lookout MountainN1,920 m14.5 mi
Youngs PeakN1,908 m13.4 mi
Polar Bear MountainN1,906 m14.0 mi
Copper MountainN1,903 m10.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5019:27
June solstice05:4120:1120:53
September equinox07:0318:3719:13
December solstice07:3916:0316:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F474749515455595958544946
Precip in13.410.710.76.63.61.80.30.31.35.010.115.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Klamath, 25 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358799347

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