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Rocky Point

Rocky Point, seen from above at true elevation

Rocky Point rises to 220 m in California. Mount Crossman stands 1,184 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugarloaf Peak, a peak 1.8 miles away.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49069204, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
220 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.41991, -120.88994

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 22
  • Keystone Mine: 3.6 mi
  • Iron Ivan: 5.2 mi
  • Massa Tunnel: 7.2 mi
  • Tailing Wheel No. 1: 7.2 mi
  • Tailing Wheel No. 2: 7.2 mi
Museums: 21
  • Amador Whitney Museum: 3.6 mi
  • Preston Castle: 4.8 mi
  • Monteverde Store Museum: 5.1 mi
  • Knight Foundry: 5.2 mi
  • Change House Museum and Gift Shop: 6.9 mi
Attractions: 9
  • The Old Schoolhouse, Drytown: 2.5 mi
  • Historic Joseph H. Thomas House: 3.5 mi
  • Sutter Gold Mine: 4.3 mi
  • Kennedy Gold Mine: 6.9 mi
  • Black Chasm Cavern: 14.3 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 4
  • Spanish Spring: 2.3 mi
  • Marble Springs: 19.0 mi
  • Canzatti Spring: 19.6 mi
  • Liddicoat Spring: 20.8 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Mokelumne Beach: 18.0 mi
  • Horse Shoe Hill Shore: 23.1 mi
  • Moot Rock Beach: 23.2 mi
  • Laurel Beach: 23.4 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • A Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
  • B Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
  • C Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
Gardens: 3
  • F - Master Gardener's Demonstration Garden: 20.0 mi
  • Sherwood Demonstration Garden: 21.2 mi
  • Pheonix Community Garden: 24.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Pecker Falls: 18.8 mi
  • Leete Falls: 23.7 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Cliffs: 1
Artworks: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.5 miles of Rocky Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount CrossmanE1,184 m19.6 mi
Round MountainENE1,063 m16.9 mi
Little MountainENE1,029 m22.2 mi
Cement HillENE1,018 m17.9 mi
Fort MountainESE999 m23.2 mi
Mount ZionE899 m13.1 mi
Joaquin PeakSSE854 m22.0 mi
Quiggs MountainSE843 m19.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4119:16
June solstice05:4119:5220:32
September equinox06:5218:2719:02
December solstice07:1816:0516:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475052566371787773655447
Precip in6.15.74.92.81.70.40.00.00.21.73.15.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sutter Hill CDF, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358773711

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