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Source Point

Source Point, seen from above at true elevation

Source Point rises to 1,888 m in California. Kaiser Peak stands 3,142 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Lion Point, a peak 2.1 miles away. 138 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49075671, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,888 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.22442, -119.38919

138 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 59
Parks: 14
Picnic sites: 12
Springs: 11
  • Arnold Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Cole Spring: 17.6 mi
  • Little Eden: 21.5 mi
  • Reed Pools: 21.6 mi
  • Old Pedro: 21.6 mi
Waterfalls: 9
Attractions: 8
Historic sites: 7
Museums: 7
Nature reserves: 5
Cliffs: 4
Artworks: 1
  • Oakhurst Mural: 16.0 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Arch Rock: 16.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Source Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kaiser PeakENE3,142 m12.2 mi
Red MountainE3,013 m15.2 mi
Luck PointENE2,884 m16.9 mi
College RockENE2,760 m12.3 mi
Mount TomNE2,751 m15.6 mi
Bartholomew PeakE2,715 m14.7 mi
Jump Off PointENE2,605 m7.4 mi
Chinese PeakE2,599 m12.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3519:10
June solstice05:3819:4320:22
September equinox06:4618:2218:56
December solstice07:0916:0416:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444649536169777671615146
Precip in7.16.45.22.41.40.40.10.10.21.72.75.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N FK RS, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 267400 — Source Point, Madera County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358800012

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