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Eshom Point

Eshom Point, seen from above at true elevation

Eshom Point rises to 1,551 m in California. Mount Silliman stands 3,397 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Springs, a spring 2.3 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
1551 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.63356, -118.94010

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 36
Attractions: 30
Waterfalls: 17
Parks: 13
Historic sites: 9
  • Old Ranger Station: 9.1 mi
  • Stephen Mather memorial plaque: 11.4 mi
  • Shorty's Crowley Canyon Cabin: 15.1 mi
  • Shorty's Williams Meadow Cabin: 15.9 mi
  • Alles Cabin: 18.8 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Stony Creek Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
  • Columbine Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
  • Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
  • Pinewood Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
  • Hospital Rock Picnic Site: 12.2 mi
Cliffs: 3
Museums: 2
Beaches: 2
Nature reserves: 2
  • Homer Ranch Preserve: 12.3 mi
  • Dry Creek Preserve: 14.9 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Bravo Lake Botanical Garden: 17.4 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Bookie Bear: 18.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Eshom Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SillimanE 87°3,397 m13.5 mi
Twin PeaksE 80°3,194 m12.9 mi
Kettle PeakENE 76°3,058 m11.8 mi
Mount MaddoxENE 59°2,946 m12.5 mi
Santa Cruz DomeE 92°2,923 m13.2 mi
Shell MountainENE 62°2,920 m9.0 mi
Lower Tokopah DomeE 93°2,890.7 m13.4 mi
Panther PeakESE 106°2,758 m12.9 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: Jun–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363638414958666560514235
Precip in8.07.37.83.61.40.50.30.20.32.43.36.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grant Grove, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1658508 — Eshom Point, Tulare County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358806420

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