Peak · California
Sunset Rock
Sunset Rock rises to 1,941 m in California. Glacier Ridge stands 3,767 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Pinewood Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.5 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,941 m
How to reach it
Coordinates36.57569, -118.77477
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Bear Hill: 1.1 mi
- Bobcat Point: 2.1 mi
- Moro Rock: 2.2 mi
- Switchback Peak: 2.7 mi
- Colony Peak: 2.8 mi
Attractions: 28
- Sentinel Tree: 0.8 mi
- McKinley Tree: 1.2 mi
- Cattle Cabin: 1.2 mi
- Congress Group: 1.3 mi
- Black Arch Tree: 1.3 mi
Springs: 28
- Wall Spring: 1.5 mi
- Slide Spring: 1.8 mi
- Granite Spring: 2.2 mi
- Big Fern Springs: 2.6 mi
- Hidden Spring: 5.1 mi
Waterfalls: 22
- Marble Falls: 1.8 mi
- Panther Creek Falls: 3.9 mi
- Tokopah Falls: 5.1 mi
- Lower Buck Creek Falls: 6.3 mi
- Upper Buck Creek Falls: 8.3 mi
Historic sites: 14
- Stephen Mather memorial plaque: 1.7 mi
- Old Ranger Station: 2.6 mi
- Alles Cabin: 9.5 mi
- Shorty's Crowley Canyon Cabin: 10.2 mi
- Shorty's Williams Meadow Cabin: 12.5 mi
Picnic sites: 8
- Pinewood Picnic Area: 0.5 mi
- Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
- Hospital Rock Picnic Site: 3.8 mi
- Stony Creek Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
- Columbine Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
Parks: 8
- General Grant Grove Section Kings Canyon Nat: 10.5 mi
- Cobble Knoll Recreation Area: 13.9 mi
- Slick Rock Recreation Area: 14.5 mi
- Lake Kaweah Recreation Area: 16.2 mi
- Horse Creek Recreation Area: 16.3 mi
Museums: 2
- Giant Forest Museum: 0.8 mi
- Three Rivers Historical Museum: 11.2 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Valhalla: 10.4 mi
- Windy Cliffs: 16.3 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Homer Ranch Preserve: 15.7 mi
- Dry Creek Preserve: 17.3 mi
Beaches: 2
- Sandy Cove Beach: 16.3 mi
- Jumping Rock: 16.5 mi
Gardens: 1
- Bravo Lake Botanical Garden: 20.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Kern Hot Spring: 21.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Sunset Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glacier Ridge | ENE 76° | 3,767 m | 12.3 mi |
| Copper Mine Peak | E 83° | 3,763 m | 12.4 mi |
| Lippincott Mountain | ESE 108° | 3,731 m | 12.3 mi |
| Mount Stewart | E 92° | 3,708 m | 12.2 mi |
| Eagle Scout Peak | E 100° | 3,658 m | 12.0 mi |
| Horn Peak | E 80° | 3,584 m | 10.8 mi |
| Big Bird Peak | ENE 75° | 3,536 m | 9.8 mi |
| Winter Alta | ENE 77° | 3,453 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:39 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 16:04 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 34 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 61 | 60 | 55 | 45 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 8.7 | 7.9 | 6.4 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 6.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lodgepole, 3 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Sequoia National Park.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 267977 — Sunset Rock, Tulare County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358800180
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