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Red Point

Red Point, seen from above at true elevation

Red Point rises to 3,622 m in California. North Palisade stands 4,343 m to the north, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Marion Peak, a peak 0.9 miles away.

The story

mountain in the Sierra Nevada of California

Wikidata Q118993661, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3622 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.96884, -118.52752

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 20
Historic sites: 14
  • Shorty's Granite Pass Cabin: 6.9 mi
  • Shorty's Woods Creek Crossing Cabin: 8.4 mi
  • Shorty's Gardiner Basin Cabin: 10.0 mi
  • Blue Canyon Cabin: 12.2 mi
  • Shorty's Bubbs Creek Cabin: 13.1 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Triple Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Mist Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Lower Gardiner Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Upper Gardiner Falls: 11.1 mi
  • First Falls: 11.8 mi
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 5
  • South Lake Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
  • La Hupp Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
  • Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
  • Helms Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
  • Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
Parks: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Attractions: 2
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Red Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North PalisadeN 5°4,343 m8.7 mi
Starlight PeakN 4°4,323.7 m8.8 mi
Mount SillN 9°4,316 m8.9 mi
Polemonium PeakN 6°4,298.2 m8.6 mi
Middle PalisadeNNE 25°4,278.2 m7.7 mi
Split MountainENE 58°4,269 m6.8 mi
Thunderbolt PeakN 4°4,268 m8.9 mi
Disappointment PeakNNE 26°4,258.6 m7.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:06
June solstice05:3619:3920:18
September equinox06:4318:1818:53
December solstice07:0416:0116:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444754606979858376645243
Precip in1.40.90.70.20.10.10.10.10.10.20.50.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, 21 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Kings Canyon National Park.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/7952308876

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