Yellow Rock
Yellow Rock is a cliff in California, at a recorded elevation of 1,643 m. Babbitt Peak stands 2,664 m to the south-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Petersen Mountain, a peak 2.1 miles away. Pyramid Lake Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1643 m
How to reach it
- 22.8 mi off the Pyramid Lake Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Petersen Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Cold Peak: 4.4 mi
- Porcupine Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Red Rock: 5.6 mi
- Burned Peak: 6.2 mi
- Sierra Rock Park: 8.9 mi
- Village Center Park: 9.1 mi
- Forest Park: 9.4 mi
- Cold Springs Park: 9.9 mi
- Little Last Chance Canyon Scenic Area: 10.4 mi
- Rememberance #3: 21.5 mi
- Ginnetoy 2nd: 21.5 mi
- Punjab VIII: 21.5 mi
- Offset Forms 08: 21.5 mi
- Nena Miller Statue: 21.5 mi
- Dandini Research Garden: 20.1 mi
- Rose Garden: 21.1 mi
- Wellness Garden: 21.2 mi
- Cherry Blossom Garden: 21.2 mi
- Raymond Needham Paw Paw Grove: 21.2 mi
- Lake Spring: 2.2 mi
- Little Valley Spring: 2.6 mi
- Biltz Spring: 3.5 mi
- Horse Spring: 3.7 mi
- Hillside Spring: 3.8 mi
- The N: 19.9 mi
- Crystal Peak Toll Bridge: 20.4 mi
- The Basque Sheepherder Monument: 20.4 mi
- Inyo Marble Works: 20.8 mi
- Verdi Glen Resort: 20.9 mi
- Loyalton Milton-Gottardi Museum: 16.1 mi
- Milton Gottardi Museum Historic Catholic Church: 16.1 mi
- Verdi History Center: 20.8 mi
- Wilbur D. May Museum: 21.1 mi
- Museum of Natural History: 21.9 mi
- Reno Arch: 22.4 mi
- Old Reno Arch: 22.7 mi
- Historic Glendale School House: 23.6 mi
- Tony Armstrong Amphitheater: 23.6 mi
- Peavine Ranch: 13.8 mi
- Poeville: 16.5 mi
- Pyramid City: 20.6 mi
- Rancho San Rafael: 20.3 mi
- Truckee River Greenbelt: 20.7 mi
- Mogul Open Space: 21.0 mi
- Marble Hot Springs: 19.4 mi
- Marble Hot Springs: 19.5 mi
- Gazebo: 16.2 mi
- L.T.Davis Rest Area: 21.9 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.8 miles of Yellow Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Babbitt Peak | SSW 200° | 2,664 m | 16.0 mi |
| Tule Peak | NE 51° | 2,654 m | 17.4 mi |
| Dixie Mountain | WNW 299° | 2,537 m | 17.2 mi |
| Ladybug Peak | S 186° | 2,520 m | 23.2 mi |
| Peavine Peak | SSE 166° | 2,504 m | 16.3 mi |
| Adams Peak | NW 320° | 2,494 m | 8.2 mi |
| Granite Peak | S 186° | 2,474 m | 22.8 mi |
| Sardine Peak | SSW 207° | 2,468 m | 21.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:52 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:56 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 38 | 44 | 48 | 55 | 62 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 52 | 40 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Doyle 4 SSE, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358800706
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