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Frys Point

Frys Point, seen from above at true elevation

Frys Point rises to 1,382 m in California. Winter Alta stands 3,453 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Cactus Point, a peak 1.3 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49030735, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1382 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.50765, -118.84323

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 31
Attractions: 28
  • Tunnel Rock: 1.8 mi
  • Hanging Rock: 4.9 mi
  • Auto Log: 5.2 mi
  • Booker T. Washington Tree: 5.2 mi
  • Buttress Tree: 5.3 mi
Parks: 18
Waterfalls: 16
Historic sites: 9
Picnic sites: 8
  • Hospital Rock Picnic Site: 4.1 mi
  • Pinewood Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
  • Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
  • Stony Creek Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
  • Columbine Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
Nature reserves: 3
  • Homer Ranch Preserve: 10.4 mi
  • Dry Creek Preserve: 11.6 mi
  • McCarthy Blue Oak Ranch Preserve: 20.6 mi
Museums: 2
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Bravo Lake Botanical Garden: 15.3 mi
Hot springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Frys Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Winter AltaENE 59°3,453 m12.2 mi
Alta PeakENE 60°3,437 m11.5 mi
Mount SillimanNE 41°3,397 m12.4 mi
Tharps RockENE 61°3,261 m11.1 mi
Twin PeaksNE 34°3,194 m13.1 mi
Kettle PeakNNE 28°3,058 m13.0 mi
Santa Cruz DomeNE 44°2,923 m11.3 mi
Shell MountainNNE 11°2,920 m13.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3319:07
June solstice05:3819:3920:18
September equinox06:4418:2018:54
December solstice07:0416:0416:44

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, 2 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 260439 — Frys Point, Tulare County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358797874

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