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Rucker Hill

Rucker Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Rucker Hill rises to 1,543 m in California. Knox Mountain stands 2,149 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Stone Coal Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. 69 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49070299, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1543 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.39295, -120.98191

69 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 53
Parks: 9
Cliffs: 4
Nature reserves: 1
Springs: 1
  • Deer Spring: 12.5 mi
Museums: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Knox MountainSE 135°2,149 m20.7 mi
Manzanita MountainSE 130°2,137 m12.3 mi
Grouse MountainESE 123°2,111 m8.2 mi
Schaffer MountainESE 120°1,988 m4.0 mi
Horsehead MountainSE 128°1,988 m8.3 mi
Hermit ButteESE 112°1,979 m11.2 mi
Fox MountainSSW 198°1,943 m9.2 mi
Widow MountainSW 226°1,928 m23.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4019:16
June solstice05:3120:0020:42
September equinox06:5218:2619:03
December solstice07:2715:5416:38

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313540455360686659483830

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canby 3 SW, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 232005 — Rucker Hill, Modoc County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358773939

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