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Sugarpine Hill

Sugarpine Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Sugarpine Hill rises to 2,140 m in California. Blackcap Mountain stands 3,519 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Rancheria Creek Falls, a waterfall 1.0 miles away.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49079739, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,140 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.95383, -118.98456

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 13
Springs: 12
Picnic sites: 10
  • Helms Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
  • Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
  • Mc Kinley Botanical Area: 8.3 mi
  • Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 9.4 mi
  • Dinkey Fisherman Picnic Site: 12.2 mi
Attractions: 10
  • Zephyr Headquarters: 10.3 mi
  • Whitewater Voyages Headquarters: 10.3 mi
  • Chicago Stump: 11.1 mi
  • Gamlin Cabin: 14.2 mi
  • Centennial Stump: 14.2 mi
Parks: 9
Cliffs: 6
Historic sites: 6
  • Blue Canyon Cabin: 13.1 mi
  • Qualls Camp: 16.3 mi
  • Shorty's Granite Pass Cabin: 21.3 mi
  • Shorty's Williams Meadow Cabin: 22.0 mi
  • 786 Squadron Memorial: 23.0 mi
Beaches: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Bookie Bear: 20.9 mi
Museums: 1
  • Museum of the Sierra: 21.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Sugarpine Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blackcap MountainNE3,519 m13.3 mi
Castle PeakENE3,249 m7.1 mi
ScepterNE3,238 m9.8 mi
Tenderfoot PeakESE3,235 m14.4 mi
Burnt MountainE3,233 m14.2 mi
Three SistersNNW3,215 m13.6 mi
Brown PeakNNW3,145 m12.5 mi
Dogtooth PeakNNW3,126 m14.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3419:08
June solstice05:3819:4120:19
September equinox06:4518:2018:54
December solstice07:0616:0316:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464853586573818176665345
Precip in5.64.95.12.61.40.40.20.00.21.42.14.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Balch PWR House, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 235681 — Sugarpine Hill, Fresno County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358776785

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