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Sunset Point

Sunset Point, seen from above at true elevation

Sunset Point is a cliff in California, at a recorded elevation of 415 m. Mount Saint Helena stands 1,319 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Sentinel Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
415 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.55796, -122.46415
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Sentinel Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Glass Mountain: 2.1 mi
  • Howell Mountain: 2.3 mi
  • Lookout Point: 2.6 mi
  • Inspiration Point: 2.6 mi
Parks
Artworks
Attractions: 38
  • Balancing Rock: 1.9 mi
  • Window Tree: 2.1 mi
  • Stump Field Vineyard Lease: 2.3 mi
  • Coyote Dens: 2.3 mi
  • Belleau Field Vineyard Lease: 2.3 mi
Historic sites: 35
Gardens: 32
  • Angwin Community Farm Plots: 1.9 mi
  • Native American Garden: 3.1 mi
  • Le Jardin: 5.5 mi
  • La Prairie De Lavande (The Lavender Meadow): 5.5 mi
  • St. Francis Community Garden: 11.8 mi
Museums: 31
Picnic sites: 12
  • Provence Picnic: 5.5 mi
  • Rhône Picnic: 5.5 mi
  • Loire Picnic: 5.5 mi
  • Lawson Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
  • Birthday Party Area: 13.2 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Cliffs: 5
Waterfalls: 4
  • Linda Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Sonoma Creek Falls: 8.8 mi
  • Haraszthy Falls: 18.5 mi
  • Green Valley Falls: 24.7 mi
Beaches: 4
Springs: 3
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 10.4 mi
  • Hunter Spring: 13.2 mi
  • Bear Spring: 24.2 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Hole in the Rock: 10.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Sunset Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Saint HelenaNW 310°1,319 m11.9 mi
Mount Saint Helena South PeakNW 310°1,220 m10.7 mi
Goat Roost RockNW 312°984 m13.1 mi
Sugarloaf MountainNNW 328°906 m6.6 mi
Three PeaksNNW 336°872 m4.2 mi
Table MountainNNW 335°857 m9.3 mi
Flag PeakNW 317°841 m13.1 mi
Old BaldyNNW 330°836 m4.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:4719:5920:38
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
December solstice07:2516:1116:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F474851546066696967615146
Precip in7.87.65.52.41.60.40.00.00.21.94.18.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Angwin Pacific Union College, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358776841

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