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Finger Rock

Finger Rock, seen from above at true elevation

Finger Rock rises to 2,928 m in California. Mount Reinstein stands 3,842 m to the east-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Hoffman Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away.

The story

mountain in the Sierra Nevada of California

Wikidata Q118641151, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2928 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.99134, -118.91046

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 15
Waterfalls: 14
Picnic sites: 12
  • Helms Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
  • Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
  • Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 7.9 mi
  • Mc Kinley Botanical Area: 11.1 mi
  • Dinkey Fisherman Picnic Site: 14.4 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Chicago Stump: 14.2 mi
  • Zephyr Headquarters: 15.1 mi
  • Whitewater Voyages Headquarters: 15.2 mi
  • John Muir Rock: 16.3 mi
  • Gamlin Cabin: 17.1 mi
Parks: 8
Cliffs: 7
Historic sites: 6
  • Blue Canyon Cabin: 8.9 mi
  • Qualls Camp: 15.2 mi
  • Shorty's Granite Pass Cabin: 18.2 mi
  • Shorty's Williams Meadow Cabin: 21.2 mi
  • 786 Squadron Memorial: 22.9 mi
Beaches: 2
Museums: 1
  • Museum of the Sierra: 24.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Finger Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ReinsteinENE 57°3,841.8 m11.3 mi
Finger PeakENE 75°3,779.7 m10.3 mi
Black CrownE 80°3,649.6 m12.3 mi
Red MountainNNE 29°3,645.1 m12.5 mi
Mount HuttonNNE 33°3,633 m11.1 mi
Tunemah PeakE 89°3,626.5 m12.3 mi
Blue Canyon PeakENE 77°3,615 m11.4 mi
Blackcap MountainNE 49°3,519 m8.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3419:08
June solstice05:3719:4120:19
September equinox06:4418:2018:54
December solstice07:0616:0316:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464853586573818176665345
Precip in5.64.95.12.61.40.40.20.00.21.42.14.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Balch PWR House, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/8572288157

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