Hilt, California
Hilt, California | |
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Coordinates: 41°59′41″N 122°37′24″W / 41.99472°N 122.62333°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Siskiyou |
Elevation | 2,907 ft (886 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 9 |
Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
Area code | 530 |
GNIS feature ID | 266807[1] |
Hilt (also known as Hilts) is an unincorporated community in Siskiyou County, California, United States. The community is along Interstate 5 near the Oregon border, 18 miles (29 km) north of Yreka.[2] It is named for early settler John Hilt.[3] Hilt was a company town for the Northern California Lumber Co. and the Fruit Growers Supply Co.[4]
Climate data for 41°59′41″N 122°37′24″W / 41.9947°N 122.6233°W, elevation 2,890 ft (880 m), 1991-2020 normals | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 45.5 (7.5) | 50.2 (10.1) | 55.5 (13.1) | 60.8 (16.0) | 70.1 (21.2) | 78.2 (25.7) | 88.7 (31.5) | 88.5 (31.4) | 81.7 (27.6) | 67.9 (19.9) | 52.9 (11.6) | 44.4 (6.9) | 65.4 (18.5) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 36.1 (2.3) | 39.1 (3.9) | 43.2 (6.2) | 47.7 (8.7) | 55.6 (13.1) | 62.3 (16.8) | 71.1 (21.7) | 70.6 (21.4) | 63.7 (17.6) | 52.5 (11.4) | 41.8 (5.4) | 35.3 (1.8) | 51.6 (10.9) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 26.7 (−2.9) | 28.0 (−2.2) | 31.0 (−0.6) | 34.6 (1.4) | 41.0 (5.0) | 46.4 (8.0) | 53.4 (11.9) | 52.6 (11.4) | 45.6 (7.6) | 37.0 (2.8) | 30.7 (−0.7) | 26.3 (−3.2) | 37.8 (3.2) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 3.57 (91) | 2.68 (68) | 2.12 (54) | 1.63 (41) | 1.36 (35) | 0.70 (18) | 0.36 (9.1) | 0.36 (9.1) | 0.44 (11) | 1.32 (34) | 2.88 (73) | 4.26 (108) | 21.68 (551.2) |
Source: PRISM[5] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Hilt". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ California Department of Transportation (2005). State Highway Map 2005 (Map). Retrieved June 4, 2019 – via David Rumsey Historical Map Collection.
- ^ "A Petition for Naming Hilt, California" (PDF). United States Geological Survey. January 1967. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
- ^ "Sunkist and The Wooden Box | Fruit Growers Supply Company". Serving Agriculture Since 1907. May 4, 2017. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
- ^ "Time Series Values for Individual Locations". PRISM. Oregon State University. Retrieved January 14, 2024. Enter coordinates, click "Zoom", select 30-year monthly normals, 800m resolution, click "Retrieve Time Series", then "Download Time Series"
External links
[edit]- Media related to Hilt, California at Wikimedia Commons