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Stringtown Mountain

Stringtown Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Stringtown Mountain rises to 717 m in California. Quartz Hill stands 1,325 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is South Bidwell Hill, a peak 1.3 miles away.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49078867, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
717 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.52989, -121.39885

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 52
Waterfalls: 18
Museums: 10
Cliffs: 8
Ghost towns: 5
Nature reserves: 4
Attractions: 4
Historic sites: 3
Beaches: 3
Springs: 3
  • Hespol Memorial Spring: 16.6 mi
  • Oven Spring: 23.2 mi
  • Hog Spring: 23.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Stringtown Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Quartz HillNE1,325 m12.9 mi
Shute MountainNNE1,255 m13.2 mi
Swain HillNE1,248 m10.3 mi
Pompys PointNNE1,214 m13.7 mi
Barton HillE1,176 m14.3 mi
Big HillE1,145 m13.3 mi
Pike County PeakESE1,095 m11.1 mi
Little Bald RockNNE1,043 m9.3 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 50–80 °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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 235598 — Stringtown Mountain, Butte County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358776665

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