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Union Hill

Union Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Union Hill rises to 659 m in California. Duckwall Mountain stands 1,775 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Columbia State Historic Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tuolumne County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49086630, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
659 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.01853, -120.40214

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 52
  • Columbia State Historic Park: 0.5 mi
  • Carkeet Community Park: 1.0 mi
  • Columbia State Historic Park: 1.1 mi
  • Columbia Historic District: 1.2 mi
  • Columbia State Historic Park: 1.4 mi
Springs: 32
  • Gold Spring: 2.1 mi
  • Vine Spring: 2.9 mi
  • Lord Spring: 3.2 mi
  • Ruby Hill Spring: 11.2 mi
  • Alder Spring: 12.1 mi
Museums: 12
Historic sites: 11
Attractions: 9
Picnic sites: 6
  • Veterans Memorial: 2.5 mi
  • Lupine Day Use Area: 6.3 mi
  • Heron Point Day Use: 6.6 mi
  • Moccasin Point: 13.6 mi
  • Oak Leaf: 18.4 mi
Cliffs: 5
Nature reserves: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 3
  • Dunn Court Beach: 15.8 mi
  • Pine Mountain Lake Marina Beach: 16.0 mi
  • Lake Lodge Beach: 16.4 mi
Gardens: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 4.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Scoutmaster Grotto: 21.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Union Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Duckwall MountainESE 103°1,775 m15.8 mi
Marble MountainE 88°1,665 m14.9 mi
Mount LewisE 85°1,661 m13.1 mi
Elizabeth PeakENE 70°1,486 m8.9 mi
Mount ProvoE 92°1,479 m10.7 mi
Mount KnightNE 41°1,458 m13.5 mi
Murphy PeakE 100°1,365 m13.3 mi
Manuel PeakN 3°1,354 m15.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3919:14
June solstice05:4019:4920:28
September equinox06:5018:2519:00
December solstice07:1516:0516:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444650536168757469605044
Precip in6.35.55.43.01.50.30.00.10.21.63.25.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sonora, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358804218

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