Cliff · California
Granite Point
Granite Point is a cliff in California, at a recorded elevation of 442 m. Graveyard Hill stands 1,444 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Rocky Point, a cliff 0.7 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 442 m
How to reach it
Coordinates39.38100, -121.10384
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Summit Hill: 3.8 mi
- Oregon Peak: 3.9 mi
- Montezuma Hill: 4.5 mi
- Red Bluff: 4.7 mi
- Bunker Hill: 4.9 mi
Parks: 47
- North San Juan Park: 0.9 mi
- Hirschman's Pond: 8.5 mi
- Tobiassen Park: 8.7 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 8.8 mi
- Calanan Park: 9.4 mi
Historic sites: 21
- World's First Long-Distance Telephone Line: 6.0 mi
- Providence Mine: 9.2 mi
- Stamp Mill: 9.3 mi
- Site of Old Wells Fargo Building: 9.4 mi
- Stewart Mansion: 9.5 mi
Cliffs: 16
- Rocky Point: 0.7 mi
- Johnsons Bluff: 9.3 mi
- Lupine Point: 13.8 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 16.2 mi
- Ruby Bluff: 16.4 mi
Attractions: 9
- Purdon Crossing: 4.8 mi
- China Dam: 5.1 mi
- Emerald Pool: 5.3 mi
- Edwards Crossing: 7.3 mi
- Bridgeport Covered Bridge: 7.8 mi
Museums: 9
- Bridgeport Museum and Visitor Center: 7.8 mi
- American Victorian Museum: 9.4 mi
- Firehouse Number 1 Museum: 9.4 mi
- Nevada County Historical Society History Center: 10.0 mi
- Nevada County Narrow Guage Railroad Museum: 10.2 mi
Nature reserves: 7
- Round Mountain Conservation Easement: 6.8 mi
- Burton Homestead Preserve: 7.8 mi
- Woodpecker Wildlife Preserve / Geri Bergen Memorial Forest: 11.2 mi
- Lower Yuba River: 14.5 mi
- Black Swan Preserve: 15.0 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Overlook Point Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
- Humbug Creek Picknic: 9.6 mi
- Collins Lake Group Picnic Area #1: 12.2 mi
- Convict Flat Picnic Site: 12.7 mi
- White Cloud Picnic Site: 14.5 mi
Springs: 6
- Oven Spring: 5.6 mi
- Jackies Orchard Spring: 7.7 mi
- Holden Spring: 8.7 mi
- Willow Spring: 11.4 mi
- Derbec Spring: 12.0 mi
Beaches: 4
- Hoyt Crossing Nude Beach: 5.5 mi
- Pine Island Beach: 11.8 mi
- Collins Lake Beach: 12.1 mi
- Dog Beach: 13.7 mi
Gardens: 4
- Nisenan Garden: 9.3 mi
- Bourn Gardens: 12.3 mi
- Dutch Flat Community Garden: 18.6 mi
- Prayer Garden: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- North Bloomfield: 11.0 mi
- Forest: 15.4 mi
- Red Dog: 15.8 mi
- Bidwell's Bar: 21.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Alpha - Omega Rest Area: 19.3 mi
- Gold Run Westbound Rest Area: 19.3 mi
- Gold Run Eastbound Rest Area: 19.4 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Feather Falls: 20.3 mi
- Curtain Falls: 22.2 mi
Artworks: 1
- Eagle: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Granite Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graveyard Hill | NE 50° | 1,444 m | 11.6 mi |
| Alaska Peak | NE 48° | 1,225 m | 7.0 mi |
| Snowden Hill | NE 43° | 1,221 m | 12.8 mi |
| Columbia Hill | E 85° | 1,191 m | 7.3 mi |
| Columbia Hill | E 85° | 1,190 m | 7.4 mi |
| Banner Mountain | SE 142° | 1,188 m | 11.9 mi |
| Barton Hill | N 353° | 1,176 m | 11.9 mi |
| Big Hill | NNW 346° | 1,145 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:41 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:55 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:02 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 47 | 51 | 54 | 61 | 69 | 75 | 75 | 70 | 61 | 51 | 45 |
| Precip in | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 5.3 | 8.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dobbins 1 S, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358766759
Day trips start here
- Grass Valley · 11 mi
- Colfax · 21 mi
- Placer County · 30 mi
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