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Sunset Hill

Sunset Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Sunset Hill rises to 1,006 m in California. Whiskey Hill stands 1,418 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Weiss Hill, a peak 1.9 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49080184, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1006 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.52378, -121.29968

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 59
Waterfalls: 21
Museums: 13
Historic sites: 9
  • Beatson Corral: 15.2 mi
  • World's First Long-Distance Telephone Line: 16.7 mi
  • World Trade Center artifact: 20.6 mi
  • Providence Mine: 23.0 mi
  • North Bloomfield Mining and Gravel Company, California Registered Historical Landmark No. 852: 23.2 mi
Cliffs: 8
Ghost towns: 7
Springs: 7
  • Oven Spring: 19.3 mi
  • Jackies Orchard Spring: 20.3 mi
  • Hespol Memorial Spring: 20.8 mi
  • Holden Spring: 21.3 mi
  • Willow Spring: 23.6 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Attractions: 6
Picnic sites: 4
  • Collins Lake Group Picnic Area #1: 13.1 mi
  • Convict Flat Picnic Site: 18.5 mi
  • Overlook Point Picnic Area: 22.6 mi
  • Humbug Creek Picknic: 23.4 mi
Beaches: 3
Gardens: 1
  • Nisenan Garden: 23.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Sunset Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whiskey HillNNE 22°1,418 m14.5 mi
Quartz HillNNE 33°1,325 m9.5 mi
Sky HighN 7°1,275 m14.4 mi
Shute MountainN 1°1,255 m12.4 mi
Swain HillNNE 26°1,248 m7.1 mi
Pompys PointN 11°1,214 m12.1 mi
Barton HillENE 78°1,176 m9.2 mi
Big HillE 90°1,145 m8.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4219:17
June solstice05:3919:5620:37
September equinox06:5418:2819:04
December solstice07:2316:0316:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414143475562696864554640
Precip in14.713.712.86.44.01.20.00.20.54.18.616.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Strawberry Valley 2, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358800161

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