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Serpentine Point

Serpentine Point, seen from above at true elevation

Serpentine Point rises to 549 m in California. Duffey Dome stands 1,684 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Hump Hill, a peak 1.2 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49072306, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
549 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.69683, -121.53191

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 21
Museums: 17
Historic sites: 8
  • World Trade Center artifact: 7.2 mi
  • Beatson Corral: 7.7 mi
  • IN LOVING MEMORY OF Kristina Chesterman 1992-2013: 14.8 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 15.3 mi
  • Phagna Norapamok Memorial: 16.4 mi
Springs: 7
Artworks: 7
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 5
Picnic sites: 4
Gardens: 4
Nature reserves: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Serpentine Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Duffey DomeNE 48°1,684 m15.7 mi
Soapstone HillNE 52°1,670 m15.5 mi
Glazer PointENE 69°1,645 m16.9 mi
Oak PointNNE 13°1,617 m16.3 mi
Grizzly DomeNE 39°1,501 m15.7 mi
The Big HillNNE 22°1,471 m16.1 mi
Bear Ranch HillNE 41°1,455 m13.6 mi
Little Marble ConeENE 77°1,421 m16.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:18
June solstice05:3919:5820:38
September equinox06:5518:2919:05
December solstice07:2416:0316:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F474953576473797874645347
Precip in10.210.18.34.62.30.80.00.20.42.85.511.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Paradise, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1656284 — Serpentine Point, Butte County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358804130

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