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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
Artworks
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Blackhawk logo: 2.1 mi
  • Rose Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Rose Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Communuity Garden: 7.2 mi
  • Ruth Bancroft Garden: 7.6 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
Nature reserves
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
Springs: 18
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 DiabloNNE 25°1,173 m2.6 mi
Devil's PulpitNNE 28°1,110 m2.6 mi
North PeakNNE 31°1,084 m3.6 mi
Ransom PointNNE 22°1,037 m2.8 mi
Mount OlympiaNNE 25°898 m4.1 mi
Eagle PeakN 357°722 m3.7 mi
Red Leg PeakE 86°652 m6.2 mi
Oyster PointESE 111°644 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 5080 °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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