- Elevation, modelled
- 1,982 m
- Tallest summit within 15.1 miles
- Mitchell Peak3,164 m · 14.0 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:19local time
- Coordinates
- 36.7433, -118.9682
Columbine Picnic Area is a picnic site in California, at a modelled 1,982 m. Mitchell Peak stands 3,164 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is General Grant Tree, a attraction 0.4 miles away.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Columbine Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Peak | E 93° | 3,164 m | 14.0 mi |
| Spanish Mountain | NNE 20° | 3,064 m | 12.2 mi |
| Kettle Peak | ESE 110° | 3,058 m | 13.9 mi |
| Eagle Peaks | ENE 57° | 2,998.3 m | 13.5 mi |
| Obelisk | NNE 29° | 2,958 m | 13.0 mi |
| Mount Maddox | E 95° | 2,946 m | 12.3 mi |
| Shell Mountain | ESE 109° | 2,920 m | 10.1 mi |
| Wren Peak | NE 56° | 2,880 m | 11.7 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
- Logger Point: 3.3 mi
- Lava Butte: 4.5 mi
- Buena Vista Peak: 4.5 mi
- Redwood Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Converse Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Trough Spring: 4.7 mi
- Fox Spring: 6.5 mi
- Big Springs: 7.1 mi
- Delilah Spring: 9.8 mi
- Clover Meadow Spring: 10.2 mi
- General Grant Tree: 0.4 mi
- Centennial Stump: 0.4 mi
- Gamlin Cabin: 0.4 mi
- Mark Twain Stump: 1.8 mi
- Chicago Stump: 3.5 mi
- General Grant Grove Section Kings Canyon Nat: 5.3 mi
- Teakettle Experiment Area: 15.7 mi
- Sheridan Park: 20.4 mi
- J O Eaton Memorial Park: 20.8 mi
- Trimmer Recreation Area: 21.0 mi
- Viola Falls: 0.9 mi
- Ella Falls: 1.0 mi
- Garlic Falls: 8.2 mi
- Grizzly Falls: 13.1 mi
- Rancheria Creek Falls: 13.9 mi
- Stony Creek Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
- Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
- Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
- Pinewood Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
- Helms Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
- Shorty's Williams Meadow Cabin: 15.6 mi
- Old Ranger Station: 15.8 mi
- Shorty's Crowley Canyon Cabin: 16.1 mi
- Stephen Mather memorial plaque: 17.4 mi
- Blue Canyon Cabin: 20.3 mi
- Windy Cliffs: 9.5 mi
- Patterson Bluffs: 13.9 mi
- Slide Bluffs: 20.8 mi
- Valhalla: 24.2 mi
- Jumping Rock: 4.6 mi
- Sandy Cove Beach: 4.8 mi
- Giant Forest Museum: 16.4 mi
- Three Rivers Historical Museum: 20.7 mi
- Homer Ranch Preserve: 19.2 mi
- Dry Creek Preserve: 21.9 mi
- Bookie Bear: 15.7 mi
- Bravo Lake Botanical Garden: 23.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:40 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 16:04 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 36 | 38 | 41 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 65 | 60 | 51 | 42 | 35 |
| Precip in | 8.0 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 6.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grant Grove, under a mile away.
Inside the official boundary of Kings Canyon National Park.
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