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. 158 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49039392, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,090 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
158 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
- 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
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 16.8 mi
- Old Pedro: 17.3 mi
- Little Eden: 17.3 mi
- Reed Pools: 17.3 mi
- Iodone Springs: 17.4 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
- Whisky Snowmobile Area: 12.8 mi
- Nelder Grove Historical Area: 15.7 mi
- Kinsman Flat Wildlife Area: 16.0 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 16.7 mi
- free natural hot pool: 17.9 mi
- Arch Rock: 1.6 mi
- Oakhurst Mural: 20.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 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 m | 14.9 mi |
| Red Peak | NNW 339° | 3,567 m | 16.4 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° | 3,512 m | 15.3 mi |
| Long Mountain | N 1° | 3,503 m | 16.2 mi |
| Saddle Mountain | E 88° | 3,402 m | 14.1 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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