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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
2219 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.21664, -119.23939

Named places within 25 miles

Picnic sites: 13
Parks: 12
Springs: 12
  • 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
Waterfalls: 11
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
Hot springs: 3
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 24.9 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 24.9 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 25.0 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Arch Rock: 15.8 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Oakhurst Mural: 23.9 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GivensENE 67°3,245 m11.0 mi
Mount Ian CampbellENE 75°3,238 m12.4 mi
Three SistersESE 118°3,215 m11.1 mi
Brown PeakESE 122°3,145 m11.8 mi
Kings CastleENE 72°3,144 m13.1 mi
Kaiser PeakNNE 29°3,142 m6.1 mi
Dogtooth PeakESE 111°3,126 m11.8 mi
Eagle PeakSE 126°3,125 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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