Joes Point
Joes Point rises to 1,281 m in California. Nance Peak stands 2,578 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is North Mountain, a peak 3.4 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 6.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49039927, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,281 m
How to reach it
- 6.8 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewpoint for Giant Sequoias · 11 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- North Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Bear Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Sawmill Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Ascension Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Sunrise Peak: 5.4 mi
- Preston Falls: 4.0 mi
- Carlon Falls: 8.3 mi
- Jawbone Falls: 8.5 mi
- Diana Falls: 11.0 mi
- Tueeulala Falls: 11.3 mi
- Rackerby Jack Spring: 5.5 mi
- Indian Spring: 7.4 mi
- Walton Cabin Spring: 7.8 mi
- Pilot Peak Spring: 8.4 mi
- Shingle Spring: 9.6 mi
- Greeley Hill County Park: 12.2 mi
- Red Cloud: 13.3 mi
- Groveland Sports Complex: 15.0 mi
- Mary Laveroni Park: 15.2 mi
- West Side Memorial Park: 16.3 mi
- Nature Museum: 5.4 mi
- Interpretive Center: 5.5 mi
- Groveland Museum: 15.1 mi
- Groveland Jail: 15.5 mi
- Tuolumne City Memorial Museum: 16.2 mi
- Carlon Day Use Area: 7.1 mi
- Remote Camp: 9.7 mi
- Indian Flat Day Use: 16.5 mi
- Red Bud Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
- Fireplace Bluffs: 18.2 mi
- Rockslides: 19.5 mi
- Castle Cliffs: 21.9 mi
- Profile Cliff: 22.5 mi
- The Fissures: 22.6 mi
- Merced Grove: 11.3 mi
- Tunnel Tree: 11.5 mi
- Heisler #2 Steam Engine: 16.3 mi
- Yosemite Valley Railroad Caboose Number 15: 17.2 mi
- Hetch Hetchy Railroad Number 6: 17.2 mi
- Miner’s Camp: 9.8 mi
- Strawberry: 21.7 mi
- World Heritage Site: 22.2 mi
- Fremont’s Fort: 22.5 mi
- Foster Curry Cabin: 23.3 mi
- Lake Lodge Beach: 13.1 mi
- Dunn Court Beach: 13.6 mi
- Pine Mountain Lake Marina Beach: 13.7 mi
- Beach 2: 21.2 mi
- Beach 1: 21.3 mi
- Cat Town: 18.2 mi
- Horseshoe Bend: 20.9 mi
- Dedication Garden: 9.9 mi
- Scoutmaster Grotto: 19.0 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 22.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of Joes Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nance Peak | NE 41° | 2,578 m | 16.7 mi |
| Gillett Mountain | NNE 29° | 2,548 m | 18.1 mi |
| Mount Gibson | ENE 61° | 2,547 m | 15.9 mi |
| Bartlett Peak | NE 34° | 2,531 m | 17.4 mi |
| Mercur Peak | NNE 27° | 2,468 m | 16.4 mi |
| Bell Mountain | N 6° | 2,425 m | 18.3 mi |
| Bourland Mountain | N 4° | 2,346 m | 15.4 mi |
| Bald Mountain | ESE 103° | 2,208 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:47 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:24 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:04 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 41 | 44 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 9.6 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 4.6 | 8.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cherry Valley DAM, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358803984
Day trips start here
- Sierra Nevada · 24 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 24 mi
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