Kerckhoff Dome
Kerckhoff Dome rises to 1,914 m in California. Mount Shinn stands 3,336 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Sunset Point, a peak 0.6 miles away.
The story
mountain in California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49041302, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1914 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Sunset Point: 0.6 mi
- Tamarack Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Black Point: 2.5 mi
- Buckhorn Rocks: 4.2 mi
- Ely Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Dowville Picnic Site: 1.5 mi
- Eagle Point Day Use Area: 6.3 mi
- Mile High Vista Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
- Dinkey Fisherman Picnic Site: 10.8 mi
- Mc Kinley Botanical Area: 14.6 mi
- Huntington Lake Game Refuge: 1.5 mi
- John S. Eastwood Park: 5.1 mi
- Fishing Club: 7.0 mi
- Shaver Lake Community Park: 8.9 mi
- North Fork Recreation Area Memorial Park: 14.7 mi
- Line Creek Falls: 3.6 mi
- Rancheria Falls: 6.1 mi
- Stevenson Creek Falls: 7.3 mi
- Whisky Falls: 12.6 mi
- Camino Falls: 17.8 mi
- Little Eden: 14.1 mi
- Reed Pools: 14.3 mi
- Old Pedro: 14.3 mi
- Iodone Springs: 14.4 mi
- Cole Spring: 15.7 mi
- Grand Bluff: 9.8 mi
- South Fork Bluffs: 14.3 mi
- Big Sandy Bluff: 15.7 mi
- San Joaquin Butte: 19.7 mi
- Patterson Bluffs: 21.5 mi
- Mono Hot Springs Resort: 14.4 mi
- Willow Creek Trail: 20.5 mi
- John Muir Rock: 22.5 mi
- Whitewater Voyages Headquarters: 23.8 mi
- Zephyr Headquarters: 23.8 mi
- 786 Squadron Memorial: 5.1 mi
- Qualls Camp: 10.6 mi
- Exact Center of California: 12.3 mi
- Whites Cabin: 12.7 mi
- China Camp: 14.9 mi
- Kinsman Flat Wildlife Area: 6.8 mi
- Whisky Snowmobile Area: 11.0 mi
- Big Table Mountain Ecological Reserve: 22.8 mi
- Nelder Grove Historical Area: 24.7 mi
- Museum of the Sierra: 7.5 mi
- Sierra-Mono Indian Museum: 15.0 mi
- Fresno Flats Historic Village and Park: 23.9 mi
- Arch Rock: 16.3 mi
- Oakhurst Mural: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Kerckhoff Dome. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Shinn | E 89° | 3,336 m | 17.2 mi |
| Mount Givens | ENE 64° | 3,245 m | 10.9 mi |
| Mount Ian Campbell | ENE 73° | 3,238 m | 12.2 mi |
| Three Sisters | ESE 116° | 3,215 m | 10.6 mi |
| Brown Peak | ESE 121° | 3,145 m | 11.3 mi |
| Kings Castle | ENE 70° | 3,144 m | 13.0 mi |
| Kaiser Peak | NNE 24° | 3,142 m | 6.4 mi |
| Dogtooth Peak | ESE 110° | 3,126 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:42 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:03 | 16:44 |
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, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 262148 — Kerckhoff Dome, Fresno County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358798400
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