Petroglyph Point
Petroglyph Point is an attraction in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,264 m. Mount Hoffman stands 2,397 m to the south-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Prisoners Rock, a peak 0.2 miles away. Volcanic Legacy passes 28 miles off.
The story
petroglyph site in Modoc County, California, USA
Wikidata Q7178912, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 27.8 mi off the Volcanic Legacy, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Prisoners Rock: 0.2 mi
- Casuse Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Little Horse Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Juniper Butte: 4.8 mi
- Horse Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Captain Jacks Bridge: 8.6 mi
- Forbidden Arch: 8.7 mi
- Peninsula Bridge: 9.5 mi
- Boulevard Bridge: 10.5 mi
- Balcony Bridge: 10.6 mi
- Canby's Cross: 2.7 mi
- Captain Jack's Stronghold: 2.7 mi
- 1873 Two Warm Springs Indians: 2.7 mi
- Captain Jack's Stronghold: 2.7 mi
- Canby's Cross: 2.7 mi
- Hospital Rock: 4.2 mi
- Captain Jack's Stronghold: 5.9 mi
- Canby Cross: 8.1 mi
- Gillems Camp: 8.6 mi
- Thomas-Wright Battlefield: 9.2 mi
- Gillem Bluff: 8.8 mi
- Gillem Bluff: 9.1 mi
- Gillem Bluff: 9.3 mi
- Gillem Bluff: 9.5 mi
- Gillem Bluff: 9.9 mi
- Tulelake-Butte Valley Fairgrounds: 8.5 mi
- Otis Roper Park: 9.0 mi
- Malin Community Park: 11.8 mi
- Good Duck Park: 16.3 mi
- Lava Beds National Monument: 7.2 mi
- Doorknob Snowmobile park: 14.9 mi
- Big Al Spring: 16.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Petroglyph Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Hoffman | SSW 208° | 2,397 m | 18.2 mi |
| Glass Mountain | SSW 199° | 2,316 m | 17.8 mi |
| Fourmile Hill | SW 220° | 2,115 m | 18.2 mi |
| Indian Butte | SSW 203° | 2,037 m | 15.6 mi |
| Lookout Butte | SW 222° | 1,982 m | 18.0 mi |
| Mount Dome | W 261° | 1,971 m | 15.4 mi |
| Bryant Mountain | NNE 24° | 1,969.313 m | 14.3 mi |
| Cinder Butte | SW 225° | 1,813 m | 15.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:41 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 20:03 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 15:53 | 16:38 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 35 | 40 | 44 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 65 | 58 | 48 | 37 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tulelake, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/2682800188
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