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Wally Hill

Wally Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Wally Hill rises to 540 m in California. Blue Mountain stands 1,835 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is High Mountain, a peak 2.3 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49087445, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
540 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.16353, -120.55104

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Springs: 25
  • Lord Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Vine Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Gooseberry Spring: 11.0 mi
  • Gold Spring: 11.0 mi
  • Turners Spring: 13.5 mi
Historic sites: 15
Attractions: 13
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Heron Point Day Use: 12.3 mi
  • Lupine Day Use Area: 12.7 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 15.4 mi
  • Oak Leaf: 16.7 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Cliffs: 4
Gardens: 1
  • F - Master Gardener's Demonstration Garden: 6.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 8.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Wally Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MountainNE 39°1,835 m16.0 mi
Manuel PeakENE 57°1,354 m10.5 mi
Cougar RockENE 62°1,297.56 m10.0 mi
Doud HillENE 74°1,264 m12.1 mi
Telegraph HillSE 130°1,128 m14.2 mi
Darby KnobE 87°1,127 m9.0 mi
Rattlesnake HillE 84°1,031 m10.4 mi
Bald MountainSE 136°1,016 m14.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:4019:14
June solstice05:4019:5020:29
September equinox06:5118:2619:01
December solstice07:1616:0516:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485054586674818076665548
Precip in5.94.94.82.61.50.40.00.00.21.52.95.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Melones DAM HQ, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 237196 — Wally Hill, Calaveras County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358778252

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