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Ricketts Hill

Ricketts Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Ricketts Hill rises to 1,385 m in California. Blacks Mountain stands 2,222 m to the south, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Clara Bieber Memorial Park, a park 4.0 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49068492, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1385 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.07128, -121.17331

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 6
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 2
  • Young Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Pit River Falls: 16.7 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Site of the First School in Fall River Valley: 8.6 mi
  • Lockhart Ferry: 14.9 mi
Attractions: 2
Museums: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.7 miles of Ricketts Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blacks MountainS 183°2,222 m20.5 mi
Patterson MountainS 173°2,097 m22.2 mi
Lava PeakSE 139°1,990 m22.2 mi
Spring HillESE 109°1,955 m18.9 mi
Sheephead MountainSE 131°1,944 m23.4 mi
Fox MountainNNE 28°1,943 m15.2 mi
Widow MountainNW 314°1,928 m8.9 mi
Hayden HillESE 108°1,924 m16.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4119:17
June solstice05:3320:0020:41
September equinox06:5318:2719:04
December solstice07:2715:5616:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363842475562706863524134
Precip in1.91.51.71.61.70.80.20.20.41.01.62.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Adin RS, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 231559 — Ricketts Hill, Lassen County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358773542

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