Red Point
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
- 3,622 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Marion Peak: 0.9 mi
- State Peak: 2.7 mi
- Mount Ruskin: 3.1 mi
- Staghorn Peak: 3.2 mi
- Arrow Peak: 3.4 mi
- Scotty Spring: 11.4 mi
- Grouse Spring: 12.7 mi
- Harry Birch Springs: 13.8 mi
- Grover Anton Spring: 14.5 mi
- McGann Springs: 15.2 mi
- 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
- 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
- Windy Cliff: 3.2 mi
- Muro Blanco: 4.1 mi
- Great Cliffs: 5.0 mi
- Slide Bluffs: 8.6 mi
- Windy Cliffs: 19.5 mi
- 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
- Mendenhall Park: 19.0 mi
- Big Pine Triangle County Park: 19.3 mi
- Dehy Park: 21.2 mi
- Independence Park: 21.8 mi
- Starlite Playground and Park: 24.6 mi
- Kearsarge: 15.7 mi
- Bend City: 24.3 mi
- San Carlos: 24.9 mi
- Rock Monster: 11.1 mi
- John Muir Rock: 23.7 mi
- Division Creek Rest Area: 16.0 mi
- Fort Independence Travel Plaza: 18.8 mi
- Eastern California Museum: 21.3 mi
- Mary Austin's House: 21.4 mi
- Sandy Cove Beach: 24.1 mi
- Jumping Rock: 24.4 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Palisade | N 5° | 4,343 m | 8.7 mi |
| Starlight Peak | N 4° | 4,324 m | 8.8 mi |
| Mount Sill | N 9° | 4,316 m | 8.9 mi |
| Polemonium Peak | N 6° | 4,298 m | 8.6 mi |
| Middle Palisade | NNE 25° | 4,278 m | 7.7 mi |
| Split Mountain | ENE 58° | 4,269 m | 6.8 mi |
| Thunderbolt Peak | N 4° | 4,268 m | 8.9 mi |
| Disappointment Peak | NNE 26° | 4,259 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:39 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 16:01 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 47 | 54 | 60 | 69 | 79 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 43 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/7952308876
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