Jackass Rock
Jackass Rock rises to 2,090 m in California. Silver Peak stands 3,612 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Fuller Buttes, a peak 1.6 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 28 miles off.
The story
mountain in California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49039392, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2090 m
How to reach it
- 27.9 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- View on Tenaya Lake · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fuller Buttes: 1.6 mi
- Jackass Butte: 3.5 mi
- Piyau Dome: 4.0 mi
- Brown Cone: 4.3 mi
- Balloon Dome: 4.7 mi
- Granite Creek Falls: 4.7 mi
- Camino Falls: 6.5 mi
- Whisky Falls: 12.6 mi
- Line Creek Falls: 13.3 mi
- Rancheria Falls: 15.5 mi
- Heitz Meadow Guard Station: 8.5 mi
- Chetwood Cabin: 11.7 mi
- Whites Cabin: 13.1 mi
- China Camp: 14.1 mi
- 786 Squadron Memorial: 14.5 mi
- John S. Eastwood Park: 14.5 mi
- Huntington Lake Game Refuge: 14.5 mi
- North Fork Recreation Area Memorial Park: 17.4 mi
- Oakhurst Community Park: 20.6 mi
- Valentine Reserve Ecological Study Area: 21.5 mi
- Mile High Vista Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
- Dowville Picnic Site: 14.5 mi
- Pine Point Day Use: 15.8 mi
- Lakeside Day Use Area: 15.9 mi
- Rocky Point Picnic Ground: 15.9 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 16.8 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 16.9 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 16.9 mi
- Old Pedro: 17.3 mi
- Little Eden: 17.3 mi
- Bull Buck Tree: 15.2 mi
- Big Ed: 15.5 mi
- Willow Creek Trail: 16.3 mi
- Grizzly Giant: 17.1 mi
- Mono Hot Springs Resort: 17.2 mi
- Mariposa Grove Museum: 17.2 mi
- Sierra-Mono Indian Museum: 17.9 mi
- Thornberry Museum: 18.8 mi
- Fresno Flats Historic Village and Park: 19.9 mi
- Yosemite History Center: 20.7 mi
- Junction Bluffs: 12.2 mi
- South Fork Bluffs: 14.8 mi
- The Buttresses: 17.1 mi
- Vermilion Cliffs: 20.2 mi
- Cascade Cliffs: 22.4 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 16.7 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 16.7 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 16.9 mi
- free natural hot pool: 17.9 mi
- Whisky Snowmobile Area: 12.8 mi
- Nelder Grove Historical Area: 15.7 mi
- Kinsman Flat Wildlife Area: 16.0 mi
- Arch Rock: 1.6 mi
- Oakhurst Mural: 20.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Jackass Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Peak | E 81° | 3,612 m | 15.6 mi |
| Merced Peak | NNW 340° | 3,575.4 m | 14.9 mi |
| Sharktooth Peak | ENE 78° | 3,551 m | 15.4 mi |
| Triple Divide Peak | NNW 345° | 3,533 m | 14.2 mi |
| Ottoway Peak | NNW 341° | 3,511.6 m | 15.3 mi |
| Long Mountain | N 1° | 3,503 m | 16.2 mi |
| Saddle Mountain | E 88° | 3,402 m | 14.1 mi |
| Iron Mountain | NNE 31° | 3,376 m | 14.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:43 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 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, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 226062 — Jackass Rock, Madera County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358768170
Day trips start here
- Sierra Nevada · 25 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 25 mi
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