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Tawny Point

Tawny Point, seen from above at true elevation

Tawny Point rises to 3,716 m in California. Mount Whitney stands 4,420 m to the southeast, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Tyndall, a peak 2.9 miles away.

The story

summit in the Sierra Nevada of California

Wikidata Q49081541, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3716 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.62789, -118.37618

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 35
Springs: 25
Historic sites: 23
Waterfalls: 18
Gardens: 11
  • Bk 12 Mess Hall Garden: 13.7 mi
  • Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 13.8 mi
  • Kado's Garden: 13.9 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 13.9 mi
  • Rose Garden: 14.0 mi
Natural arches: 10
  • Whitney Portal Arch: 12.3 mi
  • Lathe Arch: 13.9 mi
  • Mobius Arch: 13.9 mi
  • Heart Arch: 14.0 mi
  • Palette Arch: 14.7 mi
Cliffs: 9
  • Ebersbacher Ledges: 7.5 mi
  • Valhalla: 12.3 mi
  • Paul's Paradise: 14.0 mi
  • Southern Blonde Rock: 14.8 mi
  • Chocolate Block: 14.9 mi
Museums: 6
Picnic sites: 5
  • Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
  • Pinewood Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
  • Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
  • Hospital Rock Picnic Site: 23.2 mi
  • Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
Parks: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Paiute Mural: 14.0 mi
  • Miss Alabama: 15.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
Hot springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Tawny Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WhitneySE 126°4,419.6 m5.8 mi
Mount WilliamsonENE 62°4,383 m4.1 mi
Keeler NeedleSE 128°4,361.2 m5.9 mi
Crooks PeakSE 128°4,341.7 m6.0 mi
Lewis PeakSE 128°4,306.7 m6.1 mi
Mount RussellESE 119°4,296 m5.4 mi
Aiguille ExtraSE 129°4,289 m6.1 mi
Mount TyndallNE 48°4,275 m2.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:06
June solstice05:3619:3820:16
September equinox06:4218:1818:52
December solstice07:0316:0216:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444754606979858376645243
Precip in1.40.90.70.20.10.10.10.10.10.20.50.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, 15 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 268095 — Tawny Point, Tulare County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358800307

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