Sontag Point
Sontag Point rises to 1,296 m in California. Spanish Mountain stands 3,064 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Trough Spring, a spring 1.5 miles away.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49075637, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,296 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Sampson: 1.8 mi
- Johnson Point: 3.2 mi
- Mitchell Peak: 4.5 mi
- Baker Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Jorgensen Point: 4.6 mi
- Trough Spring: 1.5 mi
- Fox Spring: 1.7 mi
- Delilah Spring: 5.2 mi
- Clover Meadow Spring: 5.8 mi
- Blue Clay Spring: 8.6 mi
- General Grant Grove Section Kings Canyon Nat: 10.5 mi
- Sheridan Park: 15.2 mi
- Teakettle Experiment Area: 15.2 mi
- J O Eaton Memorial Park: 15.6 mi
- Trimmer Recreation Area: 16.1 mi
- Centennial Stump: 5.8 mi
- Gamlin Cabin: 5.8 mi
- General Grant Tree: 5.8 mi
- Chicago Stump: 6.2 mi
- Mark Twain Stump: 6.5 mi
- Columbine Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
- Stony Creek Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
- Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
- Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
- Mc Kinley Botanical Area: 19.2 mi
- Ella Falls: 5.5 mi
- Viola Falls: 5.7 mi
- Garlic Falls: 10.5 mi
- Rancheria Creek Falls: 14.2 mi
- Grizzly Falls: 18.8 mi
- Old Ranger Station: 19.9 mi
- Shorty's Williams Meadow Cabin: 21.6 mi
- Stephen Mather memorial plaque: 22.0 mi
- Shorty's Crowley Canyon Cabin: 22.1 mi
- Blue Canyon Cabin: 24.2 mi
- Giant Forest Museum: 21.0 mi
- Alta District Historical Society: 22.4 mi
- Three Rivers Historical Museum: 22.8 mi
- Reedley Museum: 23.3 mi
- Jumping Rock: 9.8 mi
- Sandy Cove Beach: 10.1 mi
- Reedley Beach: 23.9 mi
- Patterson Bluffs: 12.1 mi
- Windy Cliffs: 14.9 mi
- Grand Bluff: 23.7 mi
- Bookie Bear: 9.7 mi
- Dinuba Christian Church Statue: 22.0 mi
- Homer Ranch Preserve: 19.4 mi
- Dry Creek Preserve: 22.1 mi
- Oakhurst: 20.0 mi
- Bravo Lake Botanical Garden: 23.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Sontag Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish Mountain | NE 42° | 3,064 m | 15.2 mi |
| Obelisk | NE 48° | 2,958 m | 16.6 mi |
| Shell Mountain | ESE 103° | 2,920 m | 15.9 mi |
| Wren Peak | ENE 68° | 2,880 m | 16.9 mi |
| Buck Rock | E 93° | 2,591 m | 12.0 mi |
| Patterson Mountain | N 4° | 2,479 m | 15.8 mi |
| Little Baldy | ESE 121° | 2,453 m | 17.6 mi |
| Big Baldy | ESE 116° | 2,449 m | 11.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:41 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 16:04 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 36 | 38 | 41 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 65 | 60 | 51 | 42 | 35 |
| Precip in | 8.0 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 6.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grant Grove, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358800010
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