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Cahoon Rock

Cahoon Rock, seen from above at true elevation

Cahoon Rock rises to 2,798 m in California. Needham Mountain stands 3,816 m to the east-northeast, 10.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Homer's Nose, a peak 2.7 miles away.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q35732448, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2798 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.37882, -118.69011

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 34
Attractions: 23
Waterfalls: 15
Historic sites: 10
Parks: 10
Picnic sites: 6
  • Old Mountain Home Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
  • Sunset Point Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
  • Hospital Rock Picnic Site: 10.8 mi
  • Pinewood Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
  • Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
Nature reserves: 3
  • McCarthy Blue Oak Ranch Preserve: 13.1 mi
  • Dry Creek Preserve: 19.1 mi
  • Homer Ranch Preserve: 19.6 mi
Museums: 2
Cliffs: 2
Natural arches: 2
  • Natural Arch: 17.5 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 17.6 mi
Hot springs: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Bravo Lake Botanical Garden: 22.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Cahoon Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Needham MountainENE 58°3,816 m10.0 mi
Florence PeakENE 76°3,788.7 m8.0 mi
Sawtooth PeakNE 55°3,759 m9.2 mi
Bullfrog PeakE 84°3,755 m7.9 mi
Lippincott MountainNE 36°3,731 m12.1 mi
Mount EisenNE 39°3,714 m10.7 mi
Eagle Scout PeakNNE 32°3,658 m13.6 mi
Rainbow MountainENE 68°3,656.2 m8.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:07
June solstice05:3819:3820:17
September equinox06:4318:1918:53
December solstice07:0316:0416:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 11 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Sequoia National Park.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 252533 — Cahoon Rock, Tulare County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358795289

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