Cliff · California
Big Sandy Bluff
Big Sandy Bluff is a cliff in California, at a recorded elevation of 781 m. Black Point stands 2,465 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Mountain, a peak 2.2 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 781 m
How to reach it
Coordinates37.05023, -119.43652
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Bald Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Backbone Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Black Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Tollhouse Rock: 3.2 mi
- Burrough Mountain: 4.2 mi
Parks
- San Joaquin River Gorge Management Area: 6.6 mi
- San Joaquin River Gorge Special Recreation Management Area: 7.1 mi
- Shaver Lake Community Park: 7.4 mi
- Fishing Club: 9.9 mi
- Kechaye Cultural Preserve: 12.0 mi
Historic sites: 22
- Exact Center of California: 8.0 mi
- Academy: 12.4 mi
- Whites Cabin: 16.0 mi
- Cottonwood Park Arch: 20.4 mi
- Cottonwood Park Observation Point: 20.5 mi
Springs: 16
- Cole Spring: 9.7 mi
- Home Spring: 12.9 mi
- Arnold Spring: 13.2 mi
- Chimney Spring: 13.5 mi
- Rock Spring: 15.2 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- Eagle Point Day Use Area: 10.2 mi
- Dinkey Fisherman Picnic Site: 15.6 mi
- Dowville Picnic Site: 16.7 mi
- Mc Kinley Botanical Area: 18.2 mi
- Rocky Point Picnic Ground: 18.4 mi
Cliffs: 8
- San Joaquin Butte: 6.1 mi
- Grand Bluff: 11.5 mi
- South Fork Bluffs: 15.6 mi
- Patterson Bluffs: 21.4 mi
- San Joaquin River Bluffs: 23.5 mi
Museums: 7
- Museum of the Sierra: 8.4 mi
- Sierra-Mono Indian Museum: 12.9 mi
- Millerton Courthouse Museum: 14.9 mi
- Coarsegold Historic Museum: 18.7 mi
- Tarpey Depot: 21.3 mi
Attractions: 6
- Table Mountain Casino: 12.5 mi
- Clovis Botanical Garden: 20.2 mi
- Whitewater Voyages Headquarters: 20.4 mi
- Zephyr Headquarters: 20.4 mi
- Willow Creek Trail: 21.0 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Big Table Mountain Ecological Reserve: 8.6 mi
- Kinsman Flat Wildlife Area: 11.6 mi
- Whisky Snowmobile Area: 15.3 mi
- San Joaquin Experimental Range: 17.3 mi
- Parkway Trust / Caglia: 22.1 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Stevenson Creek Falls: 9.3 mi
- Whisky Falls: 16.4 mi
- Line Creek Falls: 19.2 mi
- Angel Falls: 21.2 mi
- Rancheria Falls: 21.6 mi
Artworks: 3
- Clovis Rodeo Statue: 21.4 mi
- Oakhurst Mural: 22.6 mi
- Bookie Bear: 23.8 mi
Gardens: 1
- Tollhouse Crossing: 20.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Oakhurst: 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Big Sandy Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Point | NE 37° | 2,465 m | 16.2 mi |
| Tamarack Mountain | NE 53° | 2,414 m | 14.9 mi |
| Bald Mountain | ENE 74° | 2,389 m | 13.3 mi |
| Sunset Point | NE 43° | 2,219 m | 15.8 mi |
| Ely Mountain | NE 50° | 2,091 m | 11.7 mi |
| Musick Mountain | NE 40° | 2,065 m | 10.8 mi |
| Dinkey Mountain | E 95° | 2,034 m | 15.1 mi |
| Mount Stevenson | NE 50° | 1,941 m | 7.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:43 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:05 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 48 | 52 | 57 | 65 | 74 | 81 | 80 | 75 | 64 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Auberry 2 NW, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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