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Big Stump

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Elevation, modelled
1,426 m
Tallest summit within 20.7 miles
Bear Top2,589 m · 19.9 mi
Nearest byway
Ebbetts Pass Scenic Bywayon it
Sunset, June solstice
20:29local time
Coordinates
38.2776, -120.3066

Big Stump is a attraction in California, at a modelled 1,426 m. Bear Top stands 2,589 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Campfire Center, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway runs past it.

This is a huge sequoia stump left from felling the first tree encountered by the discoverer of the grove in 1852. There are steps allowing visitors to access the top of the stump

Step-free access
Limited

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Big Stump. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bear TopNE 43°2,589 m19.9 mi
Koala TopNE 45°2,523 m20.6 mi
Flagpole PointNE 40°2,413 m16.4 mi
Bull Run RockE 94°2,393 m19.8 mi
Osborne HillNE 49°2,381 m20.7 mi
Liberty HillENE 61°2,302 m12.8 mi
Dome RockENE 77°2,235 m18.4 mi
Sapps HillENE 58°2,225 m17.8 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites: 7
Beaches: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3919:13
June solstice05:3919:4920:29
September equinox06:5018:2519:00
December solstice07:1516:0316:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

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