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Ferry Point

Ferry Point, seen from above at true elevation

Ferry Point is a cliff in California, at a recorded elevation of 296 m. Black Marble Mountain stands 2,268 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Sulphur Spring, a spring 6.0 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
296 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.67624, -123.43395

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 17
Waterfalls: 6
  • Wilderness Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Maple Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Ishi Pishi Falls: 20.5 mi
  • Loretta Falls: 22.5 mi
  • Horsetail Falls: 23.4 mi
Cliffs: 3
Attractions: 3
  • Sugar pine river access: 19.7 mi
  • Fir glade trailhead: 23.9 mi
  • Cook and Green Trailhead: 24.8 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Scotts Bar Monument: 22.6 mi
  • Cabin: 23.5 mi
Museums: 1
Parks: 1
  • Happy Camp River Park: 8.7 mi
Beaches: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Ferry Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black Marble MountainESE 120°2,268 m13.7 mi
Kings CastleESE 111°2,257 m11.7 mi
Box Camp MountainESE 112°2,215 m14.2 mi
Preston PeakNW 320°2,208 m14.3 mi
Big RidgeE 96°2,141 m10.4 mi
Marble MountainESE 123°2,131 m13.7 mi
Elk PeakSE 128°2,112 m12.0 mi
Buckhorn MountainE 91°2,103 m9.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:4919:26
June solstice05:4020:1020:52
September equinox07:0218:3619:13
December solstice07:3816:0216:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434751566268747369594943
Precip in9.46.96.44.02.20.90.20.10.83.56.810.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orleans, 26 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358797776

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