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White Point

White Point, seen from above at true elevation

White Point is a cliff in California, at a recorded elevation of 729 m. Mount Saint Helena stands 1,319 m to the west-southwest, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Three Peaks, a peak 0.4 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
729 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.68352, -122.56915
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Three Peaks: 0.4 mi
  • McGuire Peak: 1.7 mi
  • Table Mountain: 1.8 mi
  • Table Rock: 2.9 mi
  • Oat Hill: 2.9 mi
Parks
  • Middletown Central Park Association: 5.3 mi
  • Middletown Square Park: 5.3 mi
  • Rabbit Hill and Chaparral Preserve: 5.3 mi
  • Middletown Trailside Park: 6.1 mi
  • Logvy Community Park: 7.1 mi
Artworks
Attractions: 34
  • Bear Rock Overlook: 2.4 mi
  • Stevenson Memorial: 2.8 mi
  • Silverado Mine: 2.9 mi
  • Lasky Point: 3.2 mi
  • Holm's Place (homestead): 4.4 mi
Historic sites: 26
  • Castello di Amorosa: 8.8 mi
  • The Rhine House: 12.9 mi
  • Cross on the Hill: 14.7 mi
  • Cross: 15.9 mi
  • Hilton Sonoma Wine Country Ruins: 16.7 mi
Gardens: 26
  • Native American Garden: 9.5 mi
  • Angwin Community Farm Plots: 10.2 mi
  • St. Francis Community Garden: 15.5 mi
  • Robbin Food Forest: 15.8 mi
  • Le Jardin: 15.9 mi
Museums: 20
Nature reserves: 8
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 7
  • Lawson Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
  • Provence Picnic: 15.8 mi
  • Rhône Picnic: 15.9 mi
  • Loire Picnic: 15.9 mi
  • Birthday Party Area: 16.9 mi
Springs: 6
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 1.4 mi
  • Bear Spring: 17.2 mi
  • Hunter Spring: 18.3 mi
  • Poison Smith Spring: 19.3 mi
  • Grizzly Spring: 22.4 mi
Beaches: 6
Waterfalls: 2
  • Linda Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Sonoma Creek Falls: 17.0 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Hole in the Rock: 3.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of White Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Saint HelenaWSW 254°1,319 m3.6 mi
Mount Saint Helena South PeakSW 234°1,220 m3.1 mi
Boggs MountainNNW 326°1,139 m10.9 mi
Pine MountainWNW 294°1,091 m8.1 mi
Goat Roost RockW 270°984 m4.1 mi
Sugarloaf MountainSE 146°906 m3.7 mi
Three PeaksSE 141°872 m6.2 mi
Table MountainE 97°857 m1.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4719:23
June solstice05:4719:5920:39
September equinox06:5918:3419:09
December solstice07:2516:1116:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495154576369727270635448
Precip in7.97.15.92.31.40.30.00.00.11.83.87.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Calistoga, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358778754

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