Peñon Blanco Peak
Peñon Blanco Peak rises to 872 m in California. Pilot Peak stands 1,826 m to the east, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Peñon Blanco Point, a peak 1.5 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 21 miles off.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49060935, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 872 m
How to reach it
- 21.4 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewpoint for Giant Sequoias · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Peñon Blanco Point: 1.5 mi
- Louise Point: 4.1 mi
- Horseshoe Bend Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Domingo Peak: 5.3 mi
- Bald Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Horseshoe Bend Recreation Area: 2.8 mi
- Coulterville Park: 3.8 mi
- Coulterville Main Street Historic District: 3.8 mi
- Hunters Valley Point Recreation Area: 5.0 mi
- Barrett Cove Recreation Area: 6.7 mi
- McNulty Spring: 8.6 mi
- Freeze-Out Spring: 9.1 mi
- Morning Star Spring: 10.2 mi
- Salt Spring: 11.4 mi
- Walton Cabin Spring: 13.5 mi
- The Northern Mariposa Country History Center: 3.8 mi
- Groveland Jail: 7.5 mi
- Groveland Museum: 7.7 mi
- Tuolumne City Memorial Museum: 15.9 mi
- Jamestown Museum: 17.7 mi
- Miner’s Camp: 10.7 mi
- Fremont’s Fort: 12.5 mi
- Mark Twain Bret Harte Trail - Chinese Camp: 13.3 mi
- Tuolumne Gold Dredge: 13.6 mi
- Old Crimea House: 13.7 mi
- Horseshoe Bend: 4.2 mi
- Cat Town: 11.2 mi
- Chinese Camp: 13.4 mi
- Mount Ophir: 18.5 mi
- French Flat: 20.2 mi
- Moccasin Point: 7.8 mi
- Remote Camp: 10.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 18.7 mi
- Lupine Day Use Area: 22.0 mi
- Heron Point Day Use: 22.4 mi
- Diana Falls: 11.9 mi
- Preston Falls: 23.3 mi
- Carlon Falls: 23.4 mi
- Jawbone Falls: 24.8 mi
- Heisler #2 Steam Engine: 15.8 mi
- Jamestown Branch Jail: 17.7 mi
- Knights Ferry Covered Bridge: 22.8 mi
- Merced Grove: 23.1 mi
- The Grotto: 17.4 mi
- Jailhouse Rock: 20.2 mi
- Negro Jack Point: 20.5 mi
- Lovers Leap: 24.1 mi
- Pine Mountain Lake Marina Beach: 8.8 mi
- Lake Lodge Beach: 9.0 mi
- Dunn Court Beach: 9.0 mi
- Red Hills: 13.6 mi
- National Recreation Area: 21.9 mi
- Merced Vernal Pools and Grassland Reserve: 24.3 mi
- Dedication Garden: 10.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Peñon Blanco Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Peak | E 83° | 1,826 m | 17.9 mi |
| Duckwall Mountain | NNE 25° | 1,775 m | 18.1 mi |
| Sawmill Mountain | ENE 70° | 1,600 m | 19.0 mi |
| Murphy Peak | NNE 17° | 1,365 m | 18.2 mi |
| Little Grizzly Mountain | E 94° | 1,323 m | 18.9 mi |
| Bullion Knob | SE 137° | 1,297 m | 18.6 mi |
| Fremont Peak | SE 140° | 1,277 m | 15.7 mi |
| Bullion Mountain | SE 140° | 1,272 m | 15.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:48 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:05 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 44 | 48 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 58 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 6.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groveland 2, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358772560
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