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Bear Creek Picnic Area

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Elevation
404 m
Tallest summit within 24.2 miles
Pinyon Peak1,602 m · 24.2 mi
Sunset, June solstice
20:27local time
Coordinates
36.4796, -121.1826
Bear Creek Picnic Area from directly overhead

Bear Creek Picnic Area is a picnic site in California, at a recorded 404 m. Pinyon Peak stands 1,602 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Gulch Day Use Area, a picnic site 0.1 miles away.

Elevation
404 m

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Bear Creek Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pinyon PeakSSW 207°1,602 m24.2 mi
Laguna MountainESE 115°1,361 m22.9 mi
Hepsedam PeakESE 120°1,354 m23.0 mi
Palo Escrito PeakWSW 253°1,352 m18.0 mi
Ell PeakWSW 241°1,297 m16.1 mi
Tucker MountainESE 102°1,248 m22.8 mi
Bucks PeakE 94°1,237 m20.2 mi
Rock Spring PeakE 93°1,223 m15.4 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Picnic sites: 11
Springs: 8
Cliffs: 6
Historic sites: 2
Gardens: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Waterfalls: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4319:17
June solstice05:4819:4920:27
September equinox06:5318:2919:03
December solstice07:1416:1416:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485053566268737370635448
Precip in3.53.42.81.00.60.10.00.00.10.71.33.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pinnacles NP, under a mile away.

Inside the official boundary of Pinnacles National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Sep and Oct; busiest: Apr.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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