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Jump Off Point

Jump Off Point, seen from above at true elevation

Jump Off Point rises to 2,605 m in California. Saddle Mountain stands 3,402 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Point, a peak 2.0 miles away.

The story

summit in the Sierra Nevada of California

Wikidata Q49040351, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2605 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.26748, -119.26507

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Picnic sites: 14
Parks: 11
Waterfalls: 11
Springs: 10
  • Little Eden: 14.1 mi
  • Reed Pools: 14.2 mi
  • Old Pedro: 14.2 mi
  • Iodone Springs: 14.3 mi
  • Arnold Spring: 17.4 mi
Historic sites: 7
Attractions: 7
Cliffs: 6
Museums: 5
Nature reserves: 4
  • Kinsman Flat Wildlife Area: 6.6 mi
  • Whisky Snowmobile Area: 8.3 mi
  • Nelder Grove Historical Area: 21.0 mi
  • Big Table Mountain Ecological Reserve: 23.6 mi
Hot springs: 3
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 22.6 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 22.6 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 22.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Arch Rock: 12.2 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Oakhurst Mural: 21.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Jump Off Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Saddle MountainNE 46°3,402 m16.9 mi
Mount GivensE 86°3,245 m11.6 mi
Mount Ian CampbellE 92°3,238 m13.5 mi
Three SistersSE 128°3,215 m14.2 mi
Brown PeakSE 131°3,145 m15.1 mi
Kings CastleE 88°3,144 m13.9 mi
Kaiser PeakENE 67°3,142 m4.8 mi
Dogtooth PeakESE 122°3,126 m14.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3519:09
June solstice05:3819:4320:22
September equinox06:4618:2118:56
December solstice07:0816:0316:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343436404654616256474035
Precip in8.57.86.84.02.40.70.70.10.42.33.96.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huntington Lake, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358795279

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