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 Dowville Picnic Site, a picnic site 1.5 miles away. 134 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49041302, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,914 m
How to reach it
134 named places within 25 miles
- Tamarack Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Black Point: 2.5 mi
- Buckhorn Rocks: 4.2 mi
- Ely Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Chinese Peak: 4.3 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 25 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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