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Point No Pass

Point No Pass, seen from above at true elevation

Point No Pass is a cliff in California, at a recorded elevation of 211 m. King Peak stands 1,246 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Jones Beach, a beach 1.5 miles away. 113 named places lie within 25 miles, 52 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
211 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.97209, -123.99058

113 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 52
  • High Tip: 3.9 mi
  • Queen Peak: 6.9 mi
  • Rose Peak: 9.3 mi
  • Horse Mountain: 9.3 mi
  • Chimney Rock: 9.9 mi
Parks: 13
  • Sinkyone Wilderness State Park: 4.2 mi
  • Mal Coombs Park: 5.4 mi
  • Richardson Grove State Park: 10.9 mi
  • Reynolds Wayside Campground: 11.3 mi
  • Southern Humboldt Community Park: 12.7 mi
Attractions: 9
Historic sites: 8
Beaches: 5
  • Jones Beach: 1.5 mi
  • Needle Rock Beach: 2.4 mi
  • Black Sands Beach: 7.1 mi
  • Usal Beach: 12.4 mi
  • Wages Creek Beach: 24.7 mi
Springs: 5
  • Pepperwood Spring: 7.0 mi
  • PVC pipe spring: 12.2 mi
  • Bonus Spring: 16.3 mi
  • Miller Spring: 16.4 mi
  • Telegraph Spring: 19.3 mi
Cliffs: 5
Artworks: 4
Nature reserves: 4
  • Richardson Grove State Park: 12.1 mi
  • John B. Dewitt Redwoods State Natural Reserve: 14.6 mi
  • Bull Creek State Wilderness: 22.5 mi
  • Humboldt Redwoods State Park: 23.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Lighthouses: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Mill Creek Falls: 14.4 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Cape Vizcaino Arch: 18.9 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Point No Pass. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
King PeakNNW 331°1,246 m14.6 mi
Red MountainESE 103°1,246 m17.9 mi
Bell Springs MountainE 93°1,175 m21.1 mi
Pratt MountainENE 57°1,174 m18.8 mi
Camel RockE 95°1,147 m22.2 mi
Cow MountainESE 110°1,119 m24.5 mi
Tuttle ButtesNE 48°1,094 m19.6 mi
Brush MountainESE 122°1,065 m23.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5319:28
June solstice05:4820:0820:49
September equinox07:0418:3919:15
December solstice07:3516:1216:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525354545760606162615653

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shelter Cove Aviation, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358772915

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