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Artist Point

Artist Point, seen from above at true elevation

Artist Point rises to 485 m in California. Mount Diablo stands 1,173 m to the north-northeast, 2.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Rock, a picnic site 0.1 miles away.

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q35724474, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
485 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.84778, -121.93446

Named places within 25 miles

Picnic sites
  • Big Rock: 0.1 mi
  • Uplands: 0.2 mi
  • Grotto: 0.2 mi
  • Arroyo Picnic Area: 0.3 mi
  • Horseshoe Picnic Area: 0.3 mi
Peaks
  • Wall Point: 1.2 mi
  • Knobcone Point: 1.9 mi
  • Mount Diablo: 2.6 mi
  • Devil's Pulpit: 2.6 mi
  • Ransom Point: 2.8 mi
Museums
Parks
  • Oak Hill Park: 2.8 mi
  • Sycamore Valley Park: 2.8 mi
  • Sycamore: 3.3 mi
  • Bret Harte Park: 3.3 mi
  • Diablo West Greenbelt: 3.4 mi
Attractions
  • The Old Borges Ranchouse: 4.7 mi
  • Turkey Vulture: 9.3 mi
  • Hurricane Harbor: 10.8 mi
  • Red Baron Airplanes: 10.9 mi
  • Windy Grove Cars: 10.9 mi
Historic sites: 59
Gardens: 58
Nature reserves
Artworks
Springs: 17
Beaches: 13
Ghost towns: 11
Cliffs: 6
  • Turtle Rock: 1.4 mi
  • Mitchell Rock: 4.7 mi
  • The Devil's Shelf: 7.3 mi
  • Chab: 13.3 mi
  • Del Valle Cliffs: 18.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
Lighthouses: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Stop: 19.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Artist Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DiabloNNE1,173 m2.6 mi
Devil's PulpitNNE1,110 m2.6 mi
North PeakNNE1,084 m3.6 mi
Ransom PointNNE1,037 m2.8 mi
Mount OlympiaNNE898 m4.1 mi
Eagle PeakN722 m3.7 mi
Red Leg PeakE652 m6.2 mi
Oyster PointESE644 m3.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:20
June solstice05:4719:5520:34
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:2116:1216:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F484850535966727270635347
Precip in5.14.93.71.91.10.30.00.00.11.22.65.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Diablo Junction, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358803788

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