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Three Rocks

Three Rocks, seen from above at true elevation

Three Rocks rises to 3,243 m in California. Mount Langley stands 4,277 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Overlook Mountain, a peak 2.6 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49083434, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3243 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.31333, -118.33448

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 23
Waterfalls: 15
Attractions: 14
Natural arches: 10
  • Natural Bridge: 3.9 mi
  • Natural Arch: 4.0 mi
  • Palette Arch: 22.3 mi
  • Whitney Portal Arch: 22.3 mi
  • Gunga Din Arch: 22.4 mi
Historic sites: 10
Cliffs: 8
  • Window Cliffs: 6.0 mi
  • Ebersbacher Ledges: 19.4 mi
  • Tootsie Pop Tower: 22.3 mi
  • Rock Candy Tower: 22.3 mi
  • Southern Blonde Rock: 22.3 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
  • Sunset Point Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
  • Old Mountain Home Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
Hot springs: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Parks: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Miss Alabama: 23.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Three Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LangleyNNE 20°4,277 m15.4 mi
Mount PickeringN 9°4,105 m15.0 mi
Mount NewcombN 8°4,090 m15.8 mi
Joe Devel PeakN 9°4,063 m14.1 mi
Mount ChamberlinN 5°4,011 m15.3 mi
Cirque PeakNNE 26°3,930 m12.5 mi
WoollybackNNE 27°3,913 m15.4 mi
The MiterNNE 14°3,892 m15.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:05
June solstice05:3719:3720:15
September equinox06:4218:1818:52
December solstice07:0216:0316:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394248546272787770594738
Precip in1.21.50.80.20.20.10.20.10.20.30.31.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Haiwee, 25 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358794999

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