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Telegraph Hill

Telegraph Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Telegraph Hill rises to 1,041 m in California. Pilot Peak stands 1,826 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Quartz Mountain, a peak 2.0 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 15 miles off.

The story

mountain in Mariposa County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49081768, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1041 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.59827, -120.03712

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 22
Springs: 19
  • Fremont Spring: 3.2 mi
  • Morning Star Spring: 7.1 mi
  • Barrel Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Apple Tree Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Bathtub Spring: 10.6 mi
Waterfalls: 18
Museums: 11
Picnic sites: 9
  • Indian Flat Day Use: 11.3 mi
  • Red Bud Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
  • Carlon Day Use Area: 17.7 mi
  • Remote Camp: 17.9 mi
  • Summit Meadow: 21.7 mi
Attractions: 9
Historic sites: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Lake Lodge Beach: 19.3 mi
  • Pine Mountain Lake Marina Beach: 19.6 mi
  • Dunn Court Beach: 19.8 mi
Cliffs: 2
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Telegraph Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot PeakNNE 26°1,826 m12.6 mi
Pinoche PeakE 80°1,754 m14.5 mi
Brown PeakENE 78°1,715 m13.0 mi
Kirby PeakESE 112°1,642 m14.2 mi
Big Grizzly MountainNE 43°1,575 m11.3 mi
Trumbull PeakENE 57°1,521 m11.4 mi
Sweetwater PointESE 103°1,406 m8.5 mi
Eagle PeakENE 65°1,388 m14.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3819:12
June solstice05:4019:4720:26
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:1216:0516:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F383638425060686762534337
Precip in6.95.65.83.72.40.80.30.10.72.34.47.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yosemite Village 12 W, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358777132

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