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School Hill

School Hill, seen from above at true elevation

School Hill rises to 652 m in California. Pinyon Peak stands 1,602 m to the south-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Haystack Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 16 miles off.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49071802, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
652 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.38052, -121.55050

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Nature reserves: 36
Historic sites: 21
  • Suzuki-Roshi: 10.2 mi
  • Santa Lucia Adobe: 11.5 mi
  • Tractor: 14.6 mi
  • Tin House: 15.7 mi
  • Bill Cotta Memorial: 15.8 mi
Attractions: 19
  • Galante Winery: 8.4 mi
  • Sycamore Flats: 11.6 mi
  • Savanna: 15.2 mi
  • Tiger (Male): 15.3 mi
  • Tiger (Female): 15.3 mi
Museums: 19
Springs: 15
  • Cahoon Spring: 3.7 mi
  • Quail Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Pajaiso Springs: 10.6 mi
  • Pat Springs: 10.8 mi
  • Jackhammer Spring: 13.6 mi
Beaches: 13
Waterfalls: 11
  • Pine Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Tassajara Creek Falls: 10.4 mi
  • Fern Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Firehose Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Pico Blanco Falls: 14.5 mi
Picnic sites: 10
Cliffs: 6
  • Los Padres Dam Slide: 6.7 mi
  • Resurrection Wall: 20.4 mi
  • The Upper Crust: 21.3 mi
  • Discovery Wall: 21.3 mi
  • Ignorable Cliffs: 21.4 mi
Gardens: 6
  • Memorial Rose Garden: 21.4 mi
  • Yorktown community garden: 23.0 mi
  • Sand City Community Garden: 23.1 mi
  • Memory Garden: 24.5 mi
  • Sensory Garden: 24.5 mi
Artworks: 6
Hot springs: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Arch: 17.8 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of School Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pinyon PeakSSE 147°1,602 m17.4 mi
Chews RidgeSSW 192°1,549 m4.9 mi
South Ventana ConeSSW 213°1,517 m8.7 mi
Black ButteS 176°1,497 m7.9 mi
Ventana Double ConeWSW 238°1,477 m10.8 mi
Uncle Sam MountainWSW 253°1,445 m9.1 mi
Ventana ConeSW 227°1,434 m9.7 mi
Kandlbinder PeakWSW 241°1,418 m11.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4419:18
June solstice05:4919:5020:28
September equinox06:5518:3119:05
December solstice07:1516:1516:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525254565962656566635651
Precip in3.93.52.81.40.50.10.00.10.10.81.73.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carmel Valley, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358802138

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