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Simmons Point

Simmons Point, seen from above at true elevation

Simmons Point rises to 417 m in California. Manuel Peak stands 1,354 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Italian Point, a peak 0.6 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49074039, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
417 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.13492, -120.61521

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 15
Springs: 15
  • Gooseberry Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Hicks Spring: 10.5 mi
  • Turners Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Vine Spring: 11.9 mi
  • Lord Spring: 11.9 mi
Attractions: 14
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Heron Point Day Use: 11.5 mi
  • Lupine Day Use Area: 12.0 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 16.3 mi
  • Oak Leaf: 20.7 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Gardens: 1
  • F - Master Gardener's Demonstration Garden: 4.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 9.3 mi
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Simmons Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Manuel PeakENE 58°1,354 m14.5 mi
Cougar RockENE 61°1,297.56 m14.0 mi
Darby KnobENE 79°1,127 m12.7 mi
Rattlesnake HillENE 78°1,031 m14.2 mi
Blewetts PointESE 111°976 m14.5 mi
Bear MountainSSE 168°879 m8.2 mi
Mineral MountainENE 67°856 m9.7 mi
Joaquin PeakW 276°854 m4.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4019:15
June solstice05:4019:5020:30
September equinox06:5118:2619:01
December solstice07:1616:0516:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485054586674818076665548
Precip in5.94.94.82.61.50.40.00.00.21.52.95.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Melones DAM HQ, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358775319

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