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South Bidwell Hill

South Bidwell Hill, seen from above at true elevation

South Bidwell Hill rises to 598 m in California. Quartz Hill stands 1,325 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Stringtown Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49075713, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
598 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.53711, -121.42191

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Waterfalls: 21
Museums: 9
Cliffs: 8
Ghost towns: 5
Historic sites: 4
Nature reserves: 4
Beaches: 3
Springs: 3
  • Hespol Memorial Spring: 15.4 mi
  • Hog Spring: 22.6 mi
  • Oven Spring: 24.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Attractions: 2
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of South Bidwell Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Quartz HillENE 59°1,325 m13.7 mi
Shute MountainNNE 31°1,255 m13.3 mi
Swain HillENE 60°1,248 m11.1 mi
Pompys PointNE 39°1,214 m14.1 mi
Barton HillE 86°1,176 m15.5 mi
Big HillE 93°1,145 m14.6 mi
Pike County PeakESE 110°1,095 m12.4 mi
Mount HopeE 96°1,075 m11.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:18
June solstice05:3919:5720:37
September equinox06:5418:2919:04
December solstice07:2316:0316:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495257616875807873655549
Precip in5.85.64.72.21.40.60.00.10.41.32.85.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oroville, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358807393

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