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Soapstone Hill

Soapstone Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Soapstone Hill rises to 799 m in California. Blue Mountain stands 1,835 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Mercer Caverns, a attraction 1.6 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 9.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49075355, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
799 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.13770, -120.50242

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Springs: 30
  • Lord Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Vine Spring: 7.1 mi
  • Gold Spring: 8.0 mi
  • Gooseberry Spring: 11.3 mi
  • Turners Spring: 13.1 mi
Historic sites: 13
Attractions: 11
Picnic sites: 5
  • Heron Point Day Use: 10.4 mi
  • Lupine Day Use Area: 10.7 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 12.4 mi
  • Oak Leaf: 15.3 mi
  • Moccasin Point: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Nature reserves: 4
Cliffs: 4
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 5.9 mi
Gardens: 1
  • F - Master Gardener's Demonstration Garden: 9.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Scoutmaster Grotto: 24.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Soapstone Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MountainNNE 28°1,835 m16.0 mi
Repeater HillENE 63°1,672 m17.3 mi
Buck MountainNNE 23°1,566 m17.8 mi
Elizabeth PeakESE 110°1,486 m14.8 mi
Mount KnightE 82°1,458 m14.4 mi
Manuel PeakNE 40°1,354 m9.6 mi
Cougar RockNE 43°1,297.56 m8.9 mi
Doud HillENE 60°1,264 m10.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3919:14
June solstice05:4019:5020:29
September equinox06:5118:2619:01
December solstice07:1616:0516:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485054586674818076665548
Precip in5.94.94.82.61.50.40.00.00.21.52.95.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Melones DAM HQ, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358776198

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