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Pompys Point

Pompys Point, seen from above at true elevation

Pompys Point rises to 1,214 m in California. Red Mountain stands 1,935 m to the north-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Shute Mountain, a peak 2.1 miles away.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49063156, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,214 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.69544, -121.25607

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 18
Museums: 9
  • Frank C. Reilly Museum: 14.5 mi
  • bath house museum: 19.8 mi
  • Depot Museum: 19.9 mi
  • Pioneer History Museum: 20.1 mi
  • Butte County Historical Society Museum: 20.1 mi
Cliffs: 8
Picnic sites: 4
  • Sandy Point Day Use: 14.9 mi
  • Convict Flat Picnic Site: 20.0 mi
  • Paradise Lake Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
  • Tin Cup Diggins Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Historic sites: 3
  • Beatson Corral: 18.3 mi
  • World Trade Center artifact: 21.3 mi
  • Downie Chapter 1249: 24.6 mi
Springs: 1
  • Hespol Memorial Spring: 18.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Pompys Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red MountainNNE1,935 m10.4 mi
Grass Valley Bald MountainENE1,908 m15.1 mi
Table MountainENE1,864 m10.9 mi
Dogwood PeakENE1,856 m12.3 mi
Fowler PeakENE1,843 m14.6 mi
Frenchman HillN1,805 m11.0 mi
La Porte Bald MountainE1,794 m14.7 mi
Mount AraratNE1,781 m10.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4219:17
June solstice05:3819:5720:37
September equinox06:5318:2819:04
December solstice07:2316:0216:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414143475562696864554640
Precip in14.713.712.86.44.01.20.00.20.54.18.616.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Strawberry Valley 2, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358807118

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