- 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 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Reinstein | ENE 71° | 3,841.8 m | 13.7 mi |
| Finger Peak | E 85° | 3,779.7 m | 13.5 mi |
| Mount Henry | NE 34° | 3,713 m | 14.2 mi |
| Red Mountain | NE 45° | 3,645.1 m | 13.4 mi |
| Mount Hutton | NE 51° | 3,633 m | 12.3 mi |
| Blue Canyon Peak | E 86° | 3,615 m | 14.6 mi |
| Blackcap Mountain | ENE 68° | 3,519 m | 10.7 mi |
| Zingheim Heights | NNE 29° | 3,400.6 m | 13.4 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Hall Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Lost Peak: 2.4 mi
- Hoffman Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Cape Horn: 3.5 mi
- Dome of the Immaculate Conception: 3.6 mi
Springs: 15
- Wiesman Spring: 8.4 mi
- Lousy Spring: 9.0 mi
- Cold Springs: 10.5 mi
- Sycamore Springs: 12.0 mi
- Clover Meadow Spring: 15.7 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Rancheria Creek Falls: 5.1 mi
- Garlic Falls: 10.6 mi
- Silver Spray Falls: 12.4 mi
- Blue Canyon Falls: 13.6 mi
- Lower Evolution Creek Falls: 16.1 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 0.7 mi
- Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 5.3 mi
- Mc Kinley Botanical Area: 7.5 mi
- Dinkey Fisherman Picnic Site: 10.6 mi
- Eagle Point Day Use Area: 18.5 mi
Attractions: 10
- Whitewater Voyages Headquarters: 13.4 mi
- Zephyr Headquarters: 13.4 mi
- Chicago Stump: 15.3 mi
- John Muir Rock: 16.3 mi
- Gamlin Cabin: 18.3 mi
Parks: 8
- Courtright Intrusive Contact Zone Geological Area: 4.3 mi
- Teakettle Experiment Area: 4.9 mi
- Fishing Club: 18.1 mi
- Trimmer Recreation Area: 19.1 mi
- John S. Eastwood Park: 19.6 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Patterson Bluffs: 8.8 mi
- Grand Bluff: 14.5 mi
- Windy Cliffs: 16.6 mi
- Slide Bluffs: 17.3 mi
- Great Cliffs: 20.7 mi
Historic sites: 5
- Qualls Camp: 12.4 mi
- Blue Canyon Cabin: 12.6 mi
- 786 Squadron Memorial: 19.6 mi
- Shorty's Granite Pass Cabin: 22.0 mi
- Shorty's Williams Meadow Cabin: 24.5 mi
Beaches: 2
- Jumping Rock: 16.0 mi
- Sandy Cove Beach: 16.1 mi
Museums: 1
- Museum of the Sierra: 20.2 mi
Artworks: 1
- Bookie Bear: 24.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Kinsman Flat Wildlife Area: 24.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:41 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 16:03 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 48 | 53 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 81 | 81 | 76 | 66 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 5.6 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Balch PWR House, 10 mi away.
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