Cliff · California
Rocky Point
Rocky Point is a cliff in California, at a recorded elevation of 522 m. Graveyard Hill stands 1,444 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Granite Point, a cliff 0.7 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 522 m
How to reach it
Coordinates39.38239, -121.11718
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Summit Hill: 3.1 mi
- Oregon Peak: 3.2 mi
- Red Bluff: 4.1 mi
- Fountain House Hill: 4.7 mi
- Montezuma Hill: 4.9 mi
Parks: 48
- North San Juan Park: 1.1 mi
- Hirschman's Pond: 8.9 mi
- Tobiassen Park: 9.1 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 9.2 mi
- Calanan Park: 9.8 mi
Historic sites: 22
- World's First Long-Distance Telephone Line: 5.8 mi
- Providence Mine: 9.5 mi
- Stamp Mill: 9.7 mi
- Site of Old Wells Fargo Building: 9.8 mi
- Stewart Mansion: 9.9 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Granite Point: 0.7 mi
- Johnsons Bluff: 8.9 mi
- Lupine Point: 14.5 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 16.8 mi
- Ruby Bluff: 16.9 mi
Museums: 11
- Bridgeport Museum and Visitor Center: 7.5 mi
- American Victorian Museum: 9.8 mi
- Firehouse Number 1 Museum: 9.8 mi
- Nevada County Historical Society History Center: 10.4 mi
- Nevada County Narrow Guage Railroad Museum: 10.6 mi
Attractions: 9
- Purdon Crossing: 5.3 mi
- China Dam: 5.8 mi
- Emerald Pool: 5.9 mi
- Bridgeport Covered Bridge: 7.5 mi
- Edwards Crossing: 8.0 mi
Nature reserves: 7
- Round Mountain Conservation Easement: 7.4 mi
- Burton Homestead Preserve: 8.3 mi
- Woodpecker Wildlife Preserve / Geri Bergen Memorial Forest: 11.7 mi
- Lower Yuba River: 14.1 mi
- Black Swan Preserve: 14.7 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Overlook Point Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
- Humbug Creek Picknic: 10.3 mi
- Collins Lake Group Picnic Area #1: 11.5 mi
- Convict Flat Picnic Site: 13.1 mi
- White Cloud Picnic Site: 15.2 mi
Springs: 6
- Oven Spring: 5.9 mi
- Jackies Orchard Spring: 8.4 mi
- Holden Spring: 9.4 mi
- Willow Spring: 12.1 mi
- Derbec Spring: 12.7 mi
Beaches: 4
- Hoyt Crossing Nude Beach: 5.8 mi
- Collins Lake Beach: 11.5 mi
- Pine Island Beach: 11.5 mi
- Dog Beach: 14.3 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- North Bloomfield: 11.7 mi
- Forest: 16.0 mi
- Red Dog: 16.3 mi
- Bidwell's Bar: 21.1 mi
Gardens: 3
- Nisenan Garden: 9.7 mi
- Bourn Gardens: 12.6 mi
- Dutch Flat Community Garden: 19.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Gold Run Westbound Rest Area: 19.9 mi
- Gold Run Eastbound Rest Area: 19.9 mi
- Alpha - Omega Rest Area: 20.0 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Feather Falls: 19.9 mi
- Curtain Falls: 21.8 mi
Artworks: 1
- Eagle: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Rocky Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graveyard Hill | NE 53° | 1,444 m | 12.1 mi |
| Alaska Peak | NE 53° | 1,225 m | 7.5 mi |
| Snowden Hill | NE 46° | 1,221 m | 13.2 mi |
| Columbia Hill | E 86° | 1,191 m | 8.0 mi |
| Columbia Hill | E 86° | 1,190 m | 8.1 mi |
| Banner Mountain | SE 139° | 1,188 m | 12.5 mi |
| Barton Hill | N 356° | 1,176 m | 11.7 mi |
| Big Hill | N 350° | 1,145 m | 9.9 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 | 16:03 | 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/358799449
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