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Sunset Point

Sunset Point, seen from above at true elevation

Sunset Point rises to 2,219 m in California. Mount Givens stands 3,245 m to the east-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Kerckhoff Dome, a peak 0.6 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Fresno County, California, United States.

Wikidata Q49080253, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,219 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.21664, -119.23939

Named places within 25 miles

Picnic sites: 13
Parks: 12
Waterfalls: 11
Springs: 10
  • Little Eden: 14.2 mi
  • Reed Pools: 14.3 mi
  • Old Pedro: 14.3 mi
  • Iodone Springs: 14.4 mi
  • Cole Spring: 16.2 mi
Cliffs: 7
Attractions: 7
  • Mono Hot Springs Resort: 14.4 mi
  • Willow Creek Trail: 20.0 mi
  • John Muir Rock: 22.8 mi
  • Bull Buck Tree: 23.8 mi
  • Big Ed: 24.0 mi
Historic sites: 6
Nature reserves: 4
  • Kinsman Flat Wildlife Area: 6.5 mi
  • Whisky Snowmobile Area: 10.4 mi
  • Big Table Mountain Ecological Reserve: 22.7 mi
  • Nelder Grove Historical Area: 24.2 mi
Museums: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Arch Rock: 15.8 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Oakhurst Mural: 23.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 24.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Sunset Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GivensENE3,245 m11.0 mi
Mount Ian CampbellENE3,238 m12.4 mi
Three SistersESE3,215 m11.1 mi
Brown PeakESE3,145 m11.8 mi
Kings CastleENE3,144 m13.1 mi
Kaiser PeakNNE3,142 m6.1 mi
Dogtooth PeakESE3,126 m11.8 mi
Eagle PeakSE3,125 m15.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3519:09
June solstice05:3819:4220:21
September equinox06:4618:2118:55
December solstice07:0816:0316:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343436404654616256474035
Precip in8.57.86.84.02.40.70.70.10.42.33.96.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huntington Lake, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 267976 — Sunset Point, Fresno County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358800170

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