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Peñon Blanco Point

Peñon Blanco Point, seen from above at true elevation

Peñon Blanco Point rises to 747 m in California. Pilot Peak stands 1,826 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Peñon Blanco Peak, a peak 1.5 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 20 miles off.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49060937, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
747 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.74576, -120.23936

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 23
  • McNulty Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Freeze-Out Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Morning Star Spring: 10.5 mi
  • Walton Cabin Spring: 12.0 mi
  • Salt Spring: 12.7 mi
Museums: 11
Historic sites: 11
  • Miner’s Camp: 9.2 mi
  • Fremont’s Fort: 12.6 mi
  • Mark Twain Bret Harte Trail - Chinese Camp: 13.6 mi
  • Old Crimea House: 14.3 mi
  • Tuolumne Gold Dredge: 15.1 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Picnic sites: 8
  • Moccasin Point: 7.8 mi
  • Remote Camp: 9.3 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 18.3 mi
  • Carlon Day Use Area: 21.1 mi
  • Lupine Day Use Area: 22.0 mi
Attractions: 5
Waterfalls: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Pine Mountain Lake Marina Beach: 7.5 mi
  • Lake Lodge Beach: 7.7 mi
  • Dunn Court Beach: 7.8 mi
Cliffs: 3
Nature reserves: 2
  • Red Hills: 14.0 mi
  • National Recreation Area: 21.9 mi
Gardens: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 25.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Peñon Blanco Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot PeakE 86°1,826 m16.6 mi
Duckwall MountainNNE 23°1,775 m16.7 mi
Sawmill MountainENE 71°1,600 m17.5 mi
Mount ProvoN 6°1,479 m18.5 mi
Murphy PeakNNE 14°1,365 m17.0 mi
Little Grizzly MountainE 98°1,323 m17.8 mi
Bullion KnobSE 142°1,297 m18.5 mi
Joes PointENE 58°1,281 m18.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3919:13
June solstice05:4019:4820:27
September equinox06:5018:2518:59
December solstice07:1316:0516:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424448515967747367584841
Precip in7.26.96.33.02.20.40.00.10.32.13.56.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groveland 2, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 267117 — Peñon Blanco Point, Mariposa County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358799929

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