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Rocky Point Picnic Area

Rocky Point Picnic Area from directly overhead

Rocky Point Picnic Area is a picnic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 717 m. Mount Diablo stands 1,173 m to the northeast, 1.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Sunset, a picnic site 0.1 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.86361, -121.92963
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Picnic sites
  • Sunset: 0.1 mi
  • Livermore Valley Overlook: 0.1 mi
  • Lookout Point: 0.1 mi
  • Bridal Nook: 0.2 mi
  • Toyon Picnic Area: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
Museums
Nature reserves
Artworks
Gardens
  • Blackhawk logo: 3.0 mi
  • Rose Garden: 4.9 mi
  • Rose Garden: 5.0 mi
  • Communuity Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Ruth Bancroft Garden: 7.1 mi
Parks
  • Oak Hill Park: 3.4 mi
  • Mitchell Creek Park: 3.9 mi
  • Sycamore Valley Park: 3.9 mi
  • Bret Harte Park: 4.2 mi
  • Diablo West Greenbelt: 4.3 mi
Attractions
  • The Old Borges Ranchouse: 4.4 mi
  • Turkey Vulture: 9.0 mi
  • Windy Grove Cars: 10.0 mi
  • Red Baron Airplanes: 10.0 mi
  • Dragon Roller Coaster: 10.1 mi
Springs: 18
Beaches: 13
Ghost towns: 11
Cliffs: 6
  • Turtle Rock: 0.9 mi
  • Mitchell Rock: 3.7 mi
  • The Devil's Shelf: 8.1 mi
  • Chab: 14.2 mi
  • Del Valle Cliffs: 19.4 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Lighthouses: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Stop: 18.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Rocky Point Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DiabloNE 34°1,173 m1.5 mi
Devil's PulpitNE 38°1,110 m1.6 mi
North PeakNE 38°1,084 m2.6 mi
Ransom PointNNE 27°1,037 m1.7 mi
Mount OlympiaNNE 30°898 m3.0 mi
Eagle PeakN 350°722 m2.7 mi
Red Leg PeakE 96°652 m6.0 mi
Oyster PointSE 129°644 m3.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:20
June solstice05:4719:5520:34
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:2116:1216:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F484850535966727270635347
Precip in5.14.93.71.91.10.30.00.00.11.22.65.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Diablo Junction, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9905349160

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