College Rock
College Rock rises to 2,760 m in California. Mount Hooper stands 3,764 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is 786 Squadron Memorial, a historic site 1.3 miles away. 136 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.
The story
Rock formation in the Sierra Nevada of California.
Wikidata Q119009998, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,760.36 m
How to reach it
136 named places within 25 miles
- Kaiser Peak: 1.7 mi
- Bear Butte: 2.8 mi
- Buckhorn Rocks: 3.7 mi
- Chinese Peak: 3.8 mi
- Luck Point: 4.7 mi
- Line Creek Falls: 2.0 mi
- Rancheria Falls: 2.5 mi
- Stevenson Creek Falls: 12.2 mi
- Granite Creek Falls: 14.6 mi
- Whisky Falls: 14.7 mi
- Dowville Picnic Site: 4.3 mi
- Mile High Vista Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
- Mono Creek Picnic Site: 11.5 mi
- Eagle Point Day Use Area: 11.6 mi
- Dinkey Fisherman Picnic Site: 14.2 mi
- 786 Squadron Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Qualls Camp: 9.4 mi
- China Camp: 9.6 mi
- Heitz Meadow Guard Station: 12.7 mi
- Whites Cabin: 14.9 mi
- Little Eden: 9.2 mi
- Reed Pools: 9.4 mi
- Old Pedro: 9.4 mi
- Iodone Springs: 9.5 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 19.9 mi
- John S. Eastwood Park: 1.3 mi
- Huntington Lake Game Refuge: 4.1 mi
- Fishing Club: 12.2 mi
- Shaver Lake Community Park: 14.2 mi
- Courtright Intrusive Contact Zone Geological Area: 17.7 mi
- Grand Bluff: 14.4 mi
- South Fork Bluffs: 16.8 mi
- Vermilion Cliffs: 16.9 mi
- Junction Bluffs: 18.2 mi
- Big Sandy Bluff: 21.0 mi
- Mono Hot Springs Resort: 9.5 mi
- John Muir Rock: 19.6 mi
- Willow Creek Trail: 22.3 mi
- Bull Buck Tree: 24.8 mi
- Devils Postpile: 24.9 mi
- Kinsman Flat Wildlife Area: 11.0 mi
- Whisky Snowmobile Area: 13.3 mi
- Museum of the Sierra: 12.9 mi
- Sierra-Mono Indian Museum: 18.4 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 19.9 mi
- free natural hot pool: 24.6 mi
- Arch Rock: 13.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of College Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Hooper | E 85° | 3,764 m | 15.4 mi |
| Chamberlain Peak | E 87° | 3,538 m | 14.4 mi |
| Graveyard Peak | NE 39° | 3,503 m | 16.0 mi |
| Saddle Mountain | NNE 31° | 3,402 m | 13.6 mi |
| Mount Shinn | ESE 106° | 3,336 m | 14.6 mi |
| Ward Mountain | ESE 103° | 3,301 m | 15.8 mi |
| Cockscomb | NNE 29° | 3,258 m | 15.0 mi |
| Mount Givens | E 85° | 3,245 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:42 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:03 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 34 | 36 | 40 | 46 | 54 | 61 | 62 | 56 | 47 | 40 | 35 |
| Precip in | 8.5 | 7.8 | 6.8 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 6.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huntington Lake, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1667634 — College Rock, Fresno County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/8698110843
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