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Cactus Point

Cactus Point, seen from above at true elevation

Cactus Point rises to 1,142 m in California. Winter Alta stands 3,453 m to the east-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Tunnel Rock, a attraction 0.7 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
1142 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.51014, -118.81930

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 31
Attractions: 28
  • Tunnel Rock: 0.7 mi
  • Hanging Rock: 3.8 mi
  • Buttress Tree: 4.1 mi
  • Auto Log: 4.1 mi
  • Booker T. Washington Tree: 4.2 mi
Waterfalls: 16
Historic sites: 11
Parks: 11
Picnic sites: 8
  • Hospital Rock Picnic Site: 2.7 mi
  • Pinewood Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
  • Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
  • Stony Creek Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
  • Columbine Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
Nature reserves: 3
  • Homer Ranch Preserve: 11.8 mi
  • Dry Creek Preserve: 12.8 mi
  • McCarthy Blue Oak Ranch Preserve: 20.7 mi
Museums: 2
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Bravo Lake Botanical Garden: 16.6 mi
Hot springs: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Winter AltaENE 57°3,453 m11.0 mi
Alta PeakENE 57°3,437 m10.3 mi
Mount SillimanNE 36°3,397 m11.4 mi
Hengst PeakESE 122°3,392 m13.0 mi
Tharps RockENE 58°3,261 m9.9 mi
Twin PeaksNNE 30°3,194 m12.3 mi
Kettle PeakNNE 23°3,058 m12.3 mi
Santa Cruz DomeNE 39°2,923 m10.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3319:07
June solstice05:3819:3920:18
September equinox06:4418:2018:54
December solstice07:0416:0416:44

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, 1 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Sequoia National Park.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/8767315117

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