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White Rock

White Rock, seen from above at true elevation

White Rock is a cliff in California, at a recorded elevation of 1,186 m. Brushy Mountain stands 1,480 m to the southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Iron Peak, a peak 0.7 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
1186 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.80404, -123.49391

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Iron Peak: 0.7 mi
  • Shell Rock: 2.8 mi
  • Rattlesnake Summit: 3.2 mi
  • Twin Rocks: 3.2 mi
  • Buck Rock: 4.6 mi
Cliffs: 7
Parks: 6
  • Hidden Oaks Park: 13.3 mi
  • Irvine Lodge Rest Area: 15.5 mi
  • Honky Tonk Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
  • Reynolds Wayside Campground: 17.9 mi
  • Westport Headlands: 19.4 mi
Beaches: 4
Nature reserves: 3
  • Richardson Grove State Park: 22.2 mi
  • North Fork Wilderness: 23.4 mi
  • Inglenook Fen-Ten Mile Dunes Natural Preserve: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 2
  • Joe Burke Falls: 12.4 mi
  • PVC pipe spring: 18.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Natural arches: 2
  • Cape Vizcaino Arch: 18.7 mi
  • Whale Rock Arch: 22.5 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Labrynth: 4.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Mill Creek Falls: 14.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of White Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Brushy MountainSE 137°1,480 m19.7 mi
Iron PeakENE 65°1,373 m0.7 mi
Shell RockN 3°1,350 m2.8 mi
Cahto PeakSSW 209°1,284 m9.3 mi
Buck MountainENE 60°1,247 m16.1 mi
Red MountainNW 311°1,246 m11.6 mi
Signal PeakSSW 213°1,241 m8.3 mi
Horse Ranch PeakNNE 16°1,240 m14.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5119:26
June solstice05:4720:0620:46
September equinox07:0218:3719:13
December solstice07:3316:1016:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434549535966737166574741
Precip in7.86.85.22.81.60.80.00.20.22.04.38.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Covelo, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358778760

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