McClure Point Recreation Area
McClure Point Recreation Area is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 271 m. Bullion Knob stands 1,297 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Barrett Cove Recreation Area, a park 2.2 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 25 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 271 m
How to reach it
- 25.2 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewpoint for Giant Sequoias · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Barrett Cove Recreation Area: 2.2 mi
- Hunters Valley Point Recreation Area: 4.9 mi
- Lake McSwain Recreational Area: 6.1 mi
- Horseshoe Bend Recreation Area: 6.4 mi
- Hornitos Park: 7.6 mi
- Bullion Hill: 2.7 mi
- Hunter Valley Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Williams Peak: 5.7 mi
- Horseshoe Bend Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Cemetery Hill: 6.5 mi
- Morning Star Spring: 6.0 mi
- McNulty Spring: 8.9 mi
- Sheepcamp Spring: 11.0 mi
- Fremont Spring: 11.5 mi
- Bathtub Spring: 12.3 mi
- The Northern Mariposa Country History Center: 8.3 mi
- Groveland Jail: 16.2 mi
- Groveland Museum: 16.3 mi
- Mariposa Museum and History Center: 18.6 mi
- California State Mining and Mineral Museum: 20.5 mi
- Fremont’s Fort: 8.4 mi
- Tuolumne Gold Dredge: 11.1 mi
- Cooperstown Depot: 17.5 mi
- Miner’s Camp: 18.3 mi
- Carol Tomlinson-Keasey Memorial Quad: 18.5 mi
- Horseshoe Bend: 5.3 mi
- Cat Town: 10.5 mi
- Mount Ophir: 13.2 mi
- Agua Fria: 16.4 mi
- Davis's Ferry: 19.5 mi
- Merced Vernal Pools and Grassland Reserve: 15.9 mi
- Merced Grasslands: 17.2 mi
- Merced Vernal Pools and Grassland Reserve: 17.5 mi
- Merced County Preserve: 17.8 mi
- Merced Vernal Pools and Grassland Reserve: 18.5 mi
- Gardening Club Orchard: 18.1 mi
- Dedication Garden: 18.2 mi
- Gardening Club: 18.8 mi
- Gardening Club: 18.8 mi
- Moccasin Point: 15.6 mi
- Remote Camp: 18.5 mi
- Indian Flat Day Use: 23.8 mi
- Pine Mountain Lake Marina Beach: 17.2 mi
- Lake Lodge Beach: 17.4 mi
- Dunn Court Beach: 17.5 mi
- Beginnings: 18.6 mi
- Bobcat: 18.6 mi
- Big Rufus: 18.9 mi
- Diana Falls: 15.7 mi
- The Grotto: 24.3 mi
- Heisler #2 Steam Engine: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of McClure Point Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bullion Knob | ESE 111° | 1,297 m | 14.4 mi |
| Fremont Peak | ESE 107° | 1,277 m | 11.4 mi |
| Bullion Mountain | ESE 107° | 1,272 m | 11.4 mi |
| Feliciana Mountain | E 93° | 1,250 m | 19.5 mi |
| Smith Peak | NE 36° | 1,175 m | 16.5 mi |
| Hobron Hill | NE 35° | 1,161 m | 15.7 mi |
| Buckhorn Peak | ENE 65° | 1,147 m | 9.2 mi |
| Greeley Hill | NE 35° | 1,101 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:48 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:06 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 44 | 48 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 58 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 6.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groveland 2, 17 mi away.
- White-crowned Sparrow6 obs
- Mule Deer4 obs
- House Finch4 obs
- Wild Turkey3 obs
- Acorn Woodpecker3 obs
- California Quail2 obs
- Canada Goose2 obs
- Golden-crowned Sparrow2 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/44043588
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