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Red Hill

Red Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Red Hill rises to 672 m in California. Elizabeth Peak stands 1,486 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Vallecito State Historic Landmark, a park 0.8 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

The story

mountain in Calaveras County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49067256, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
672 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.08270, -120.48631

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Springs: 30
  • Vine Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Lord Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Gold Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Gooseberry Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Turners Spring: 10.8 mi
Museums: 13
Historic sites: 11
Attractions: 9
Picnic sites: 5
  • Heron Point Day Use: 6.8 mi
  • Lupine Day Use Area: 7.0 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 8.8 mi
  • Oak Leaf: 17.1 mi
  • Moccasin Point: 19.4 mi
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Nature reserves: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Dunn Court Beach: 22.2 mi
  • Pine Mountain Lake Marina Beach: 22.4 mi
  • Lake Lodge Beach: 22.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 2.0 mi
Gardens: 1
  • F - Master Gardener's Demonstration Garden: 12.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Scoutmaster Grotto: 24.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Red Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Elizabeth PeakE 96°1,486 m13.0 mi
Mount ProvoESE 108°1,479 m16.0 mi
Mount KnightENE 66°1,458 m14.6 mi
Manuel PeakNNE 25°1,354 m12.4 mi
Cougar RockNNE 27°1,297.56 m11.6 mi
Doud HillNE 42°1,264 m12.1 mi
Telegraph HillESE 116°1,128 m8.2 mi
Darby KnobNE 42°1,127 m8.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3919:14
June solstice05:4019:4920:29
September equinox06:5018:2619:00
December solstice07:1516:0516:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485054586674818076665548
Precip in5.94.94.82.61.50.40.00.00.21.52.95.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Melones DAM HQ, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1656245 — Red Hill, Calaveras County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358804080

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