Beach · California
Sandy Cove Beach

Sandy Cove Beach is a beach in California, at a recorded elevation of 1,587 m. Hogback Peak stands 3,376 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Jumping Rock, a beach 0.4 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1587 m
How to reach it
Coordinates36.78807, -118.90116
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Lava Butte: 2.0 mi
- Yucca Point: 3.3 mi
- Converse Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Buck Rock: 4.2 mi
- Buena Vista Peak: 5.3 mi
Springs: 34
- Trough Spring: 8.6 mi
- Big Springs: 9.3 mi
- Wiesman Spring: 9.8 mi
- Fox Spring: 10.0 mi
- Lousy Spring: 10.9 mi
Attractions: 30
- Chicago Stump: 4.4 mi
- General Grant Tree: 4.8 mi
- Gamlin Cabin: 4.8 mi
- Centennial Stump: 4.8 mi
- Mark Twain Stump: 6.0 mi
Waterfalls: 18
- Viola Falls: 5.7 mi
- Garlic Falls: 5.8 mi
- Ella Falls: 5.8 mi
- Grizzly Falls: 8.8 mi
- Silver Spray Falls: 10.7 mi
Picnic sites: 11
- Columbine Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
- Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
- Stony Creek Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
- Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
- Helms Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
Historic sites: 9
- Shorty's Williams Meadow Cabin: 12.3 mi
- Shorty's Crowley Canyon Cabin: 13.5 mi
- Blue Canyon Cabin: 15.6 mi
- Old Ranger Station: 17.0 mi
- Shorty's Granite Pass Cabin: 17.8 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Windy Cliffs: 4.8 mi
- Patterson Bluffs: 13.7 mi
- Slide Bluffs: 16.0 mi
- Muro Blanco: 22.6 mi
- Great Cliffs: 22.9 mi
Parks: 4
- General Grant Grove Section Kings Canyon Nat: 6.8 mi
- Teakettle Experiment Area: 14.3 mi
- Courtright Intrusive Contact Zone Geological Area: 20.3 mi
- Trimmer Recreation Area: 23.0 mi
Museums: 2
- Giant Forest Museum: 17.0 mi
- Three Rivers Historical Museum: 23.5 mi
Beaches: 1
- Jumping Rock: 0.4 mi
Artworks: 1
- Bookie Bear: 19.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Homer Ranch Preserve: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Sandy Cove Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hogback Peak | ENE 60° | 3,376 m | 12.1 mi |
| Mount Harrington | ENE 59° | 3,360 m | 10.9 mi |
| Castle Peak | N 9° | 3,249 m | 13.9 mi |
| Tenderfoot Peak | NE 53° | 3,234.7 m | 11.3 mi |
| Twin Peaks | SE 129° | 3,194 m | 13.6 mi |
| Mitchell Peak | ESE 111° | 3,164 m | 11.0 mi |
| Spanish Mountain | N 4° | 3,064 m | 8.4 mi |
| Kettle Peak | SE 130° | 3,058 m | 12.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:40 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:20 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:03 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 36 | 38 | 41 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 65 | 60 | 51 | 42 | 35 |
| Precip in | 8.0 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 6.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grant Grove, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/314216311
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