Historic site · California
Pentagon Monument
Pentagon Monument is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 104 m. Burrough Mountain stands 1,263 m to the northeast, 25 miles off. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
How to reach it
Coordinates36.78890, -119.71536
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- South Basin: 0.5 mi
- Westcal II: 1.1 mi
- Planespotting Park: 1.1 mi
- San Gabriel Park: 1.2 mi
- Scandinavian School Recreation Area: 1.4 mi
Peaks: 46
- Owens Mountain: 10.6 mi
- Round Mountain: 11.5 mi
- 929: 11.6 mi
- Coulthard: 11.9 mi
- Kirkman Hill: 12.2 mi
Historic sites: 26
- Pentagon Monument: 0.0 mi
- U.S. Marine: 0.0 mi
- Wounded Warrior: 0.0 mi
- 911 Memorial Monument: 0.0 mi
- FDNY Firefighters: 0.0 mi
Cliffs: 22
- San Joaquin River Bluffs: 6.7 mi
- San Joaquin River Bluffs: 6.7 mi
- San Joaquin River Bluffs: 6.8 mi
- San Joaquin River Bluffs: 7.0 mi
- San Joaquin River Bluff: 8.7 mi
Museums: 14
- Fresno Discovery Center: 1.7 mi
- Tarpey Depot: 2.7 mi
- Armenian Heritage Museum: 3.8 mi
- Meux Home Museum: 5.0 mi
- The Archive on Kern: 5.5 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- Covered Picnic Site: 4.2 mi
- Picnic Reservation #2: 5.4 mi
- Picnic Reservation #3: 5.4 mi
- Picnic Reservation #4: 5.4 mi
- Picnic Reservation #1: 5.4 mi
Attractions: 8
- Clovis Rodeo Grounds: 2.5 mi
- Rotary Sports Center: 3.1 mi
- Clovis Botanical Garden: 4.2 mi
- Forestiere Underground Gardens: 9.3 mi
- Table Mountain Casino: 14.0 mi
Springs: 5
- Rock Spring: 10.0 mi
- Chimney Spring: 12.2 mi
- Home Spring: 12.8 mi
- White Tank Spring: 18.2 mi
- Five Springs: 23.3 mi
Artworks: 4
- Clovis Rodeo Statue: 2.5 mi
- Calwa Murals: 5.4 mi
- 1821 Gallery & Studios: 5.8 mi
- Dinuba Christian Church Statue: 24.2 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Parkway Trust / Caglia: 7.6 mi
- Big Table Mountain Ecological Reserve: 19.1 mi
- San Joaquin Experimental Range: 22.2 mi
Gardens: 1
- Tollhouse Crossing: 3.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Oakhurst: 15.6 mi
Beaches: 1
- Reedley Beach: 19.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
- C. H. Warlow Rest Area: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pentagon Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burrough Mountain | NE 50° | 1,263 m | 24.6 mi |
| Tollhouse Rock | NE 48° | 1,125.49 m | 24.7 mi |
| Black Mountain | NE 43° | 1,093 m | 21.2 mi |
| Bear Mountain | E 97° | 1,022 m | 24.2 mi |
| Hog Mountain | ENE 73° | 957 m | 23.2 mi |
| Green Mountain | NE 53° | 944 m | 21.2 mi |
| Backbone Mountain | NE 35° | 928 m | 24.1 mi |
| Rock Mountain | NNE 26° | 867 m | 24.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:43 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:23 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:07 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 57 | 62 | 70 | 78 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 67 | 55 | 48 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fresno Yosemite Intl, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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