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Swayne Hill

Swayne Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Swayne Hill rises to 835 m in California. Red Mountain stands 1,935 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Brush, a ghost town 1.8 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49080442, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
835 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.72266, -121.40330

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 21
Museums: 17
Historic sites: 7
  • Beatson Corral: 12.8 mi
  • World Trade Center artifact: 14.2 mi
  • IN LOVING MEMORY OF Kristina Chesterman 1992-2013: 21.5 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 21.6 mi
  • Phagna Norapamok Memorial: 23.1 mi
Artworks: 7
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 4
Picnic sites: 4
Gardens: 4
Nature reserves: 3

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Swayne Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red MountainNE 54°1,935 m13.6 mi
Frenchman HillNE 44°1,805 m12.6 mi
Grizzly SummitNE 36°1,778 m11.5 mi
Duffey DomeNNE 29°1,684 m10.0 mi
Soapstone HillNE 36°1,670 m9.4 mi
Glazer PointENE 64°1,645 m9.9 mi
Oak PointNNW 347°1,617 m14.5 mi
Grizzly DomeNNE 17°1,501 m10.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:18
June solstice05:3919:5720:38
September equinox06:5418:2919:04
December solstice07:2416:0216:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F474953576473797874645347
Precip in10.210.18.34.62.30.80.00.20.42.85.511.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Paradise, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 268012 — Swayne Hill, Butte County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358800191

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