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Burnt Point

Burnt Point, seen from above at true elevation

Burnt Point rises to 1,132 m in California. Mount Silliman stands 3,397 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Yucca Mountain, a peak 2.4 miles away.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q35730748, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1132 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.58300, -118.91121

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 35
Attractions: 30
Parks: 17
Waterfalls: 15
Historic sites: 8
  • Old Ranger Station: 5.9 mi
  • Stephen Mather memorial plaque: 8.6 mi
  • Shorty's Crowley Canyon Cabin: 15.2 mi
  • Alles Cabin: 15.5 mi
  • Shorty's Williams Meadow Cabin: 16.6 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
  • Stony Creek Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
  • Pinewood Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
  • Hospital Rock Picnic Site: 8.9 mi
  • Columbine Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
Museums: 2
Nature reserves: 2
  • Homer Ranch Preserve: 10.1 mi
  • Dry Creek Preserve: 12.4 mi
Beaches: 2
Cliffs: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Bravo Lake Botanical Garden: 15.5 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Bookie Bear: 21.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Burnt Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SillimanENE 71°3,397 m12.6 mi
Twin PeaksENE 63°3,194 m12.5 mi
Kettle PeakENE 58°3,058 m11.7 mi
Santa Cruz DomeENE 76°2,923 m11.9 mi
Shell MountainNE 39°2,920 m10.0 mi
Lower Tokopah DomeENE 76°2,890.7 m12.1 mi
Ball DomeENE 59°2,866 m13.4 mi
Ampitheater DomeESE 117°2,768 m13.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3419:08
June solstice05:3819:4020:18
September equinox06:4418:2018:54
December solstice07:0516:0416:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485054576676838277665547
Precip in4.94.34.02.51.20.40.10.00.21.22.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ASH MTN, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 220230 — Burnt Point, Tulare County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358762775

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