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Black Point

Black Point, seen from above at true elevation

Black Point rises to 2,465 m in California. Mount Givens stands 3,245 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Dowville Picnic Site, a picnic site 1.5 miles away. 133 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q35728013, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,465 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.23836, -119.25991

133 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 59
Picnic sites: 13
Parks: 12
Waterfalls: 10
Springs: 9
  • Little Eden: 14.5 mi
  • Reed Pools: 14.6 mi
  • Old Pedro: 14.6 mi
  • Iodone Springs: 14.7 mi
  • Arnold Spring: 17.3 mi
Historic sites: 7
Cliffs: 7
Attractions: 5
  • Mono Hot Springs Resort: 14.7 mi
  • Willow Creek Trail: 18.4 mi
  • Bull Buck Tree: 22.0 mi
  • Big Ed: 22.2 mi
  • John Muir Rock: 24.0 mi
Nature reserves: 4
  • Kinsman Flat Wildlife Area: 5.8 mi
  • Whisky Snowmobile Area: 8.9 mi
  • Nelder Grove Historical Area: 22.3 mi
  • Big Table Mountain Ecological Reserve: 22.6 mi
Museums: 4
Natural arches: 1
  • Arch Rock: 14.2 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Oakhurst Mural: 22.3 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 24.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Black Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GivensENE3,245 m11.6 mi
Mount Ian CampbellE3,238 m13.3 mi
Three SistersESE3,215 m12.9 mi
Brown PeakSE3,145 m13.6 mi
Kings CastleE3,144 m13.9 mi
Kaiser PeakNE3,142 m5.6 mi
Dogtooth PeakESE3,126 m13.5 mi
Eagle PeakSE3,125 m16.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3519:09
June solstice05:3819:4320:21
September equinox06:4618:2118:56
December solstice07:0816:0316:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343436404654616256474035
Precip in8.57.86.84.02.40.70.70.10.42.33.96.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huntington Lake, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 257149 — Black Point, Fresno County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358796935

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