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Stony Point

Stony Point, seen from above at true elevation

Stony Point is a cliff in California, at a recorded elevation of 1,477 m. Mount Linn stands 2,464 m to the west-northwest, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Ball Rock, a peak 2.3 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
1477 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.96265, -122.69528

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Ball Rock: 2.3 mi
  • Red Mountain: 2.3 mi
  • Brush Mountain: 2.4 mi
  • Round Mountain: 3.4 mi
  • Eagle Peak: 3.8 mi
Springs
Parks: 8
  • Burris Creek Recreation Area: 18.9 mi
  • Buckhorn Recreation Area: 20.3 mi
  • Grizzly Flat Recreation Area: 21.3 mi
  • Eagle Pass Recreation Area: 21.6 mi
  • Observation Point Recreation Area: 21.7 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Indian Dick Forest Service Station: 20.0 mi
  • Rattlesnake Firefighter Memorial: 20.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Stony Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LinnWNW 301°2,464 m9.8 mi
South Yolla BollyWNW 300°2,420 m10.4 mi
North Yolla Bolly MountainsNW 318°2,381 m21.8 mi
Solomon PeakWNW 286°2,306 m14.4 mi
Hammerhorn MountainWNW 281°2,299 m13.8 mi
Black ButteSSW 210°2,252 m18.8 mi
Twin PeaksWNW 294°2,247 m9.1 mi
Sugarloaf MountainWNW 293°2,246 m14.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4719:23
June solstice05:4320:0320:44
September equinox06:5918:3419:09
December solstice07:3016:0716:50

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475155606876828075655347
Precip in4.74.12.91.51.20.40.10.10.21.02.54.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RED Bluff Muni AP, 27 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358800090

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