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Red Hill

Red Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Red Hill rises to 1,199 m in California. Olancha Peak stands 3,695 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Fossil Falls, a waterfall 1.3 miles away. 109 named places lie within 25 miles, 50 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Inyo County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49067259, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1199 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.98717, -117.91841

109 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 50
Springs: 40
Historic sites: 8
  • Abandoned Old Vehicles: 17.4 mi
  • Abandoned Old Vehicles: 17.4 mi
  • Abandoned Old Vehicles: 17.4 mi
  • Abandoned Old Vehicles: 17.4 mi
  • Abandoned Old Vehicles: 17.4 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Lemon Inn: 23.7 mi
  • Dirty Socks: 24.6 mi
  • Chinook helicopter: 24.7 mi
  • F-14 Tomcat airplane: 24.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Dirty Socks Hot Spring: 23.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Parks: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Red Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Olancha PeakNNW 330°3,695 m22.2 mi
Sirretta PeakW 260°3,041 m23.6 mi
Brown MountainNW 322°3,038 m23.8 mi
Round MountainNNW 328°3,015 m16.4 mi
Blackrock MountainWNW 304°2,935.4 m24.1 mi
Smith MountainWNW 300°2,905 m19.6 mi
Crag PeakWNW 303°2,877 m15.7 mi
Monache MountainNW 314°2,870 m21.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3019:04
June solstice05:3619:3420:12
September equinox06:4018:1618:50
December solstice06:5916:0216:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394248546272787770594738
Precip in1.21.50.80.20.20.10.20.10.20.30.31.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Haiwee, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 248046 — Red Hill, Inyo County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358791016

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