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Helms Picnic Area

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Elevation, modelled
2,009 m
Tallest summit within 14.7 miles
Mount Reinstein3,841.8 m · 13.7 mi
Sunset, June solstice
20:20local time
Coordinates
37.0139, -118.9733
Helms Picnic Area from directly overhead

Helms Picnic Area is a picnic site in California, at a modelled 2,009 m. Mount Reinstein stands 3,842 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Short Hair Creek Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.7 miles away.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Helms Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ReinsteinENE 71°3,841.8 m13.7 mi
Finger PeakE 85°3,779.7 m13.5 mi
Mount HenryNE 34°3,713 m14.2 mi
Red MountainNE 45°3,645.1 m13.4 mi
Mount HuttonNE 51°3,633 m12.3 mi
Blue Canyon PeakE 86°3,615 m14.6 mi
Blackcap MountainENE 68°3,519 m10.7 mi
Zingheim HeightsNNE 29°3,400.6 m13.4 mi

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3419:08
June solstice05:3719:4120:20
September equinox06:4518:2018:54
December solstice07:0616:0316:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464853586573818176665345
Precip in5.64.95.12.61.40.40.20.00.21.42.14.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Balch PWR House, 10 mi away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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