Big Bend
Big Bend rises to 1,357 m in California. Tells Peak stands 2,699 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Jay Bird Spring, a spring 1.6 miles away.
The story
Mountain in El Dorado County, California, United States.
Wikidata Q35727015, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,357 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Chaix Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Saddle Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Little Sugar Pine Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Silver Hill: 4.8 mi
- Pollock Pines Recreation Park: 6.0 mi
- Sportsmans Hall State Historic Landmark 704: 8.1 mi
- Eight Mile House State Historic Landmark: 10.1 mi
- Lumsden Park: 15.6 mi
- Lions Park: 15.9 mi
- Trails West marker: 6.2 mi
- Elkus: 9.3 mi
- Old Bird's Store (Tahoe NF): 17.9 mi
- Sutter's Mill Site: 19.6 mi
- Derby: 20.0 mi
- Jay Bird Spring: 1.6 mi
- Chicken Hawk Spring: 6.5 mi
- Dad Youngs Spring: 10.1 mi
- Granite Spring: 11.1 mi
- Buckskin Joe Spring: 19.9 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 6.3 mi
- Bassi Falls: 11.3 mi
- Rock Creek: 13.6 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 22.1 mi
- Upper Eagle Falls: 23.6 mi
- Little Crater: 11.8 mi
- Big Crater: 11.9 mi
- Sugar Bun: 13.2 mi
- Red Cliffs: 17.5 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 21.1 mi
- Fountain and Tallman Soda Factory Museum: 16.5 mi
- Nature Center and Observatory: 16.8 mi
- El Dorado County Historical Museum: 18.4 mi
- El Dorado Historical Museum: 18.4 mi
- Foresthill Divide Museum: 19.3 mi
- Bridal Veil Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
- Cleveland Corral: 7.6 mi
- Ralston Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
- French Meadows Day Use Site: 20.4 mi
- Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
- Leoni House: 16.6 mi
- Twin Bridges Swimming Hole: 17.9 mi
- Balancing Rock: 24.9 mi
- Finnon Recreation Area: 12.2 mi
- Auburn State Recreation Area: 18.4 mi
- Sherwood Demonstration Garden: 19.9 mi
- Pit Stop Beach: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Big Bend. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tells Peak | ENE 63° | 2,699 m | 16.8 mi |
| Two Peaks | ENE 75° | 2,306 m | 14.0 mi |
| Bunker Hill | NNE 31° | 2,300 m | 16.1 mi |
| Jerrett Peak | NE 41° | 2,287 m | 16.6 mi |
| Slick Rock | E 80° | 2,210 m | 13.4 mi |
| Brown Mountain | NE 54° | 2,178 m | 16.3 mi |
| Red Mountain | NE 41° | 2,088 m | 14.4 mi |
| Four Cornered Peak | E 87° | 2,072 m | 13.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:52 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:02 | 16:44 |
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 | 38 | 41 | 44 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 72 | 71 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 37 |
| Precip in | 9.6 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 5.3 | 9.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pacific House, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1658049 — Big Bend, El Dorado County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358806095
Day trips start here
- Placerville · 17 mi
- Placer County · 18 mi
- Coloma · 20 mi
- Bliss State Park · 25 mi
- Homewood · 26 mi
- Colfax · 28 mi
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