Point Powell
Point Powell rises to 4,072 m in California. North Palisade stands 4,343 m to the east-southeast, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Powell, a peak 0.5 miles away.
The story
summit in the Sierra Nevada of California
Wikidata Q120362212, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4072 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Powell: 0.5 mi
- Mount Thompson: 0.7 mi
- Clyde Spires East: 1.4 mi
- Clyde Spires West: 1.4 mi
- Picture Peak: 1.5 mi
- Grouse Spring: 9.7 mi
- Cold Springs: 11.7 mi
- Big Pine Spring: 14.2 mi
- Fish Springs: 20.4 mi
- Wilkerson Springs: 21.3 mi
- Second Falls: 9.4 mi
- Upper Evolution Creek Falls: 9.8 mi
- Lower Evolution Creek Falls: 10.0 mi
- First Falls: 10.1 mi
- Triple Falls: 11.4 mi
- Blue Canyon Cabin: 13.1 mi
- Bishop Creek Battleground: 16.0 mi
- Shorty's Granite Pass Cabin: 17.3 mi
- Log Cabin: 17.8 mi
- Zurich: 20.3 mi
- Starlite Playground and Park: 13.5 mi
- Millpond Recreation Area: 18.0 mi
- Izaak Walton Park: 18.3 mi
- Bulpitt Park: 18.4 mi
- Mendenhall Park: 18.5 mi
- South Lake Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
- La Hupp Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
- Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 20.0 mi
- Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
- Helms Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
- Great Cliffs: 8.8 mi
- Windy Cliff: 10.0 mi
- Slide Bluffs: 14.6 mi
- Muro Blanco: 17.0 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 20.6 mi
- Paiute-Shoshone Indian Cultural Center: 19.2 mi
- American Mule Museum: 20.2 mi
- Laws Railroad Museum: 23.5 mi
- Rock Monster: 2.0 mi
- John Muir Rock: 12.2 mi
- Bishop Community Garden: 20.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Point Powell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Palisade | ESE 118° | 4,343 m | 6.9 mi |
| Starlight Peak | ESE 117° | 4,323.7 m | 6.8 mi |
| Polemonium Peak | ESE 118° | 4,298.2 m | 7.0 mi |
| Thunderbolt Peak | ESE 116° | 4,268 m | 6.7 mi |
| Mount Agassiz | ESE 111° | 4,235 m | 5.6 mi |
| Mount Darwin | NW 305° | 4,216 m | 3.2 mi |
| Mount Winchell | ESE 114° | 4,200 m | 6.0 mi |
| Mount Mendel | NW 307° | 4,177 m | 3.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:40 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:01 | 16:42 |
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 | 40 | 43 | 49 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bishop AP, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/11028031072
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