Rucker Hill
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. 66 named places lie within 25 miles, 52 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
- 1,543 m
How to reach it
66 named places within 25 miles
- Stone Coal Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Westlake Butte: 3.2 mi
- Schaffer Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Cuppy Butte: 4.7 mi
- Cat Hill: 4.8 mi
- Evans and Bailey Historical Monument: 9.5 mi
- Adin park: 14.1 mi
- Ash Creek Wildlife Area: 14.6 mi
- Clara Bieber Memorial Park: 20.4 mi
- Infernal Caverns Battleground Memorial Monument: 22.7 mi
- Noble Bluff: 5.3 mi
- The Cliffs: 8.4 mi
- Porcupine Rim: 18.8 mi
- Dutch Flat Wildlife Area: 7.6 mi
- Deer Spring: 12.5 mi
- Modoc County Museum: 23.6 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knox Mountain | SE 135° | 2,149 m | 20.7 mi |
| Manzanita Mountain | SE 130° | 2,137 m | 12.3 mi |
| Grouse Mountain | ESE 123° | 2,111 m | 8.2 mi |
| Schaffer Mountain | ESE 120° | 1,988 m | 4.0 mi |
| Horsehead Mountain | SE 128° | 1,988 m | 8.3 mi |
| Hermit Butte | ESE 112° | 1,979 m | 11.2 mi |
| Fox Mountain | SSW 198° | 1,943 m | 9.2 mi |
| Widow Mountain | SW 226° | 1,928 m | 23.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:40 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 20:00 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:54 | 16:38 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 35 | 40 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 38 | 30 |
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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