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Silver Hill

Silver Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Silver Hill rises to 2,645 m in California. Excelsior Mountain stands 3,791 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Catholic Church (site), a historic site 0.4 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 24 miles off.

The story

mountain in Mono County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49073892, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2645 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.20520, -119.00681

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 42
Historic sites: 19
  • Catholic Church (site): 0.4 mi
  • Bottle Works (Site): 0.5 mi
  • Stone Ruins: 0.5 mi
  • Carpenter Shop: 0.6 mi
  • Machinery: 0.7 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Museums: 4
Parks: 4
Attractions: 4
  • Travertine Hot Spring: 11.1 mi
  • Upside-Down House: 18.1 mi
  • South Tufa Area: 18.1 mi
  • Navy Beach: 18.3 mi
Hot springs: 4
  • Warm Springs: 13.4 mi
  • Booker Hot Spring: 19.7 mi
  • Walker River Hot Spring: 19.8 mi
  • Fales Hot Spring: 23.6 mi
Cliffs: 3
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • The Elbow: 15.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Silver Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Excelsior MountainSW 233°3,791 m20.5 mi
Dunderberg PeakWSW 236°3,774 m17.5 mi
Mount WarrenSW 218°3,758 m19.0 mi
Twin PeaksWSW 246°3,756 m20.9 mi
Matterhorn PeakWSW 249°3,749.3 m21.8 mi
Twin Peaks-East PeakWSW 246°3,731 m20.7 mi
Virginia PeakWSW 243°3,657 m21.4 mi
Black MountainSW 232°3,584 m18.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3319:08
June solstice05:3419:4420:23
September equinox06:4518:2018:55
December solstice07:1015:5916:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242529354351575650403124
Precip in1.81.51.31.01.10.60.60.60.20.51.01.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bodie California ST Historic P, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1659668 — Silver Hill, Mono County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358807279

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