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Bell Point

Bell Point, seen from above at true elevation

Bell Point is a cliff in California, at a recorded elevation of 1,435 m. Sierra Buttes stands 2,617 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Fillmore Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1435 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.47212, -120.77466
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Fillmore Hill: 0.8 mi
  • American Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Bald Mountain: 3.8 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Granite Mountain: 4.1 mi
Parks: 25
  • Malakoff Diggins-North Bloomfield Historic District: 9.8 mi
  • Sierra City Community Center: 9.8 mi
  • Sierra City Community Park: 10.0 mi
  • Kentucky Mine Historic Park: 10.7 mi
  • Emigrant Gap Historical Marker: 13.3 mi
Historic sites: 20
  • Downie Chapter 1249: 6.7 mi
  • Jolly Boys Mine: 8.8 mi
  • Jolly Boys Mine: 8.9 mi
  • North Bloomfield Mining and Gravel Company, California Registered Historical Landmark No. 852: 10.2 mi
  • Sierra County Chinese Laborer Memorial: 10.7 mi
Cliffs: 16
Picnic sites: 13
Museums: 11
Springs: 9
  • Upper Derbec Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Derbec Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Willow Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Holden Spring: 10.5 mi
  • Jackies Orchard Spring: 11.4 mi
Attractions: 8
  • Missouri Bar: 10.5 mi
  • Illinois Bar: 14.0 mi
  • Edwards Crossing: 14.9 mi
  • Emerald Pool: 16.8 mi
  • China Dam: 16.8 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Hackmans Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Loves Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Fern Falls: 17.6 mi
  • Frazier Falls: 17.7 mi
  • Weber Falls: 20.4 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 4
Gardens: 3
  • Dutch Flat Community Garden: 18.7 mi
  • Nisenan Garden: 20.2 mi
  • Bourn Gardens: 23.4 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Dog Beach: 16.2 mi
  • Hoyt Crossing Nude Beach: 20.1 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Campbell Hot Springs: 23.7 mi
Artworks: 1
  • "Snowshoe" Thompson: 24.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Bell Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sierra ButtesNE 39°2,617 m10.8 mi
English MountainE 98°2,552 m12.0 mi
Black ButtesESE 115°2,447 m12.7 mi
Black ButtesESE 112°2,407 m13.0 mi
Grouse RidgeSE 124°2,351 m10.5 mi
Fall Creek MountainESE 121°2,283 m9.1 mi
Sand RidgeESE 113°2,264 m11.5 mi
Findley PeakE 86°2,261 m10.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4019:15
June solstice05:3719:5420:34
September equinox06:5218:2619:02
December solstice07:2116:0116:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373840445260686864544437

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bowman DAM, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358796834

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