- Carpenter Hill
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Name = Carpenter Hill
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Elevation = 828 ft (252 m)
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Location = Sacramento County,California ,USA
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Coordinates = coord|38|38|57|N|121|05|59|W|type:mountain_region:US |display=inline
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USGS "Clarksville"
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Listing =Carpenter Hill is a
hill located in the easternSacramento Valley -Sierra Nevada foothills region ofCalifornia . The hill, located near the Sacramento-El Dorado county border and north ofU.S. Route 50 , rises to an elevation of Unit ft|828|0. [Cite web|title=USGS CLARKSVILLE (CA) Topo Map|work=USGS Quad maps|url=http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=38.64906&lon=-121.09967&size=l&u=5&datum=nad83&layer=DRG|accessdate=2008-06-30|publisher=TopoQuest.com] Despite its low elevation, the hill is the county highpoint of Sacramento County and thus the summit offers expansive views of the Central Valley.Cite web|title=Carpenter Hill|url=http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/155382/carpenter-hill.html|accessdate=2007-11-28|publisher=Summitpost.org] Several antennas and towers stand on Carpenter Hill's grassy summit. The low elevation of the hill means snow rarely falls on its summit. [Cite web|title=Subsection 262Ag - Hardpan Terraces|url=http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/projects/ecoregions/262ag.htm|accessdate=2007-11-28|publisher=USDA, Forest Service]References
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* Suttle, Gary. "California County Summits". Berkeley, Ca.: Wilderness Press, 1994.;Specificee also
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List of highest points in California by county External links
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