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Kerckhoff Dome

Kerckhoff Dome, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates37.20957, -119.23277

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Picnic sites: 13
Parks: 12
Waterfalls: 11
Springs: 10
  • 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
Cliffs: 7
Attractions: 7
  • 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
Historic sites: 6
Nature reserves: 4
  • 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
Museums: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Arch Rock: 16.3 mi
Artworks: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ShinnE 89°3,336 m17.2 mi
Mount GivensENE 64°3,245 m10.9 mi
Mount Ian CampbellENE 73°3,238 m12.2 mi
Three SistersESE 116°3,215 m10.6 mi
Brown PeakESE 121°3,145 m11.3 mi
Kings CastleENE 70°3,144 m13.0 mi
Kaiser PeakNNE 24°3,142 m6.4 mi
Dogtooth PeakESE 110°3,126 m11.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3519:09
June solstice05:3819:4220:21
September equinox06:4618:2118:55
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, 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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