Elephant Rock
Elephant Rock rises to 2,263 m in California. Highland Peak stands 3,324 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Inspiration Point, a peak 2.1 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 2.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49027639, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2263 m
How to reach it
- 2.7 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hell's Kitchen Vista Point · 6 mi
- Liberty Vista Point · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Inspiration Point: 2.1 mi
- Osborne Hill: 3.3 mi
- McCauley Peak: 3.4 mi
- Sapps Hill: 3.9 mi
- Wheeler Peak: 4.2 mi
- Poison Spring: 12.1 mi
- Mud Spring: 12.7 mi
- Salt Spring: 13.1 mi
- Black Spring: 13.1 mi
- Horse Thief Spring: 13.2 mi
- Wester Park: 10.1 mi
- Douglas Picnic Ground: 13.1 mi
- Tuolumne State Game Refuge: 17.3 mi
- Old Emigrant Trail Historical Marker: 18.1 mi
- Salt Springs State Game Refuge: 18.6 mi
- Bloods Point: 4.7 mi
- Calaveras Dome: 14.2 mi
- Machado Postpile: 15.3 mi
- East Flange Rock: 17.7 mi
- Hangman's Cave: 20.1 mi
- Chickaree Day Use: 2.7 mi
- Marmot Day Use: 2.8 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
- Shot Rock Vista Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
- Old Jail: 15.4 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 17.2 mi
- Kit Carson Historical Monument: 17.2 mi
- Strawberry: 17.5 mi
- Iron Mountain Ski Resort: 18.3 mi
- Carson Falls: 15.8 mi
- Llewellyn Falls: 19.8 mi
- Sardine Falls: 21.1 mi
- Leavitt Falls: 23.7 mi
- Silver Falls: 23.9 mi
- Carson-Iceberg Wilderness: 10.5 mi
- Grover Hot Springs State Park: 18.9 mi
- Calaveras South Grove Natural Preserve: 20.2 mi
- Calaveras Big Trees State Park: 20.4 mi
- Columns of the Giants: 11.8 mi
- Big Stump: 21.7 mi
- Campfire Center: 21.7 mi
- Pinecrest Dog Beach: 17.4 mi
- Beach 1: 17.6 mi
- Beach 2: 17.7 mi
- Alpine County Museum: 19.9 mi
- Calaveras Big Trees State Park Visitor Center: 21.7 mi
- Sierra Nevada Logging Museum: 23.8 mi
- Peep Sight: 7.0 mi
- Scoutmaster Grotto: 20.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Elephant Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Peak | ENE 60° | 3,324 m | 13.4 mi |
| Silver Peak | NE 54° | 3,283 m | 13.9 mi |
| Round Top | N 354° | 3,164 m | 15.1 mi |
| The Sisters | N 352° | 3,094 m | 15.1 mi |
| Arnot Peak | E 81° | 3,059 m | 11.5 mi |
| Raymond Peak | NE 34° | 3,055 m | 13.1 mi |
| Disaster Peak | E 89° | 3,053 m | 12.8 mi |
| Red Peak | ESE 110° | 3,050 m | 13.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:48 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:24 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:02 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 38 | 40 | 45 | 52 | 61 | 68 | 67 | 62 | 53 | 43 | 37 |
| Precip in | 10.6 | 9.8 | 8.5 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 5.2 | 9.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Calaveras BIG Trees, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358765356
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