- Elevation, modelled
- 1,989 m
- Tallest summit within 12.9 miles
- Winter Alta3,453 m · 11.0 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:18local time
- Coordinates
- 36.6681, -118.8309
Stony Creek Picnic Area is a picnic site in California, at a modelled 1,989 m. Winter Alta stands 3,453 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Lower Stony Creek, a attraction 0.3 miles away.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Stony Creek Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Alta | ESE 116° | 3,453 m | 11.0 mi |
| Alta Peak | ESE 120° | 3,437 m | 10.7 mi |
| Mount Silliman | ESE 103° | 3,397 m | 7.6 mi |
| Tharps Rock | ESE 122° | 3,261 m | 10.7 mi |
| Twin Peaks | E 92° | 3,194 m | 6.7 mi |
| Mitchell Peak | NE 55° | 3,164 m | 7.8 mi |
| Barton Peak | E 83° | 3,162 m | 12.9 mi |
| Kettle Peak | E 86° | 3,058 m | 5.4 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Chimney Rock: 2.2 mi
- Shell Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Big Baldy: 2.9 mi
- Little Baldy: 4.0 mi
- Buena Vista Peak: 4.7 mi
Springs: 34
- Big Springs: 4.3 mi
- Hidden Spring: 4.8 mi
- Wall Spring: 8.5 mi
- Slide Spring: 8.6 mi
- Granite Spring: 9.0 mi
Attractions: 30
- Lower Stony Creek: 0.3 mi
- Crystal Cave: 5.5 mi
- General Sherman Tree: 7.4 mi
- McKinley Tree: 7.8 mi
- Sentinel Tree: 7.8 mi
Waterfalls: 22
- Marble Falls: 8.2 mi
- Tokopah Falls: 8.6 mi
- Viola Falls: 9.2 mi
- Ella Falls: 9.3 mi
- Grizzly Falls: 10.5 mi
Historic sites: 14
- Old Ranger Station: 8.1 mi
- Shorty's Crowley Canyon Cabin: 8.6 mi
- Stephen Mather memorial plaque: 8.8 mi
- Shorty's Williams Meadow Cabin: 9.5 mi
- Alles Cabin: 16.5 mi
Parks: 9
- General Grant Grove Section Kings Canyon Nat: 4.1 mi
- Cobble Knoll Recreation Area: 18.3 mi
- Slick Rock Recreation Area: 18.7 mi
- Lake Kaweah Recreation Area: 19.9 mi
- Horse Creek Recreation Area: 20.4 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
- Pinewood Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
- Columbine Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
- Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
- Hospital Rock Picnic Site: 10.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Windy Cliffs: 9.7 mi
- Valhalla: 15.1 mi
- Slide Bluffs: 20.2 mi
- Patterson Bluffs: 22.4 mi
- Muro Blanco: 23.9 mi
Museums: 2
- Giant Forest Museum: 7.8 mi
- Three Rivers Historical Museum: 15.7 mi
Beaches: 2
- Sandy Cove Beach: 9.2 mi
- Jumping Rock: 9.4 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Homer Ranch Preserve: 17.4 mi
- Dry Creek Preserve: 19.8 mi
Gardens: 1
- Bravo Lake Botanical Garden: 22.9 mi
Artworks: 1
- Bookie Bear: 23.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:40 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:20 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:03 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 34 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 61 | 60 | 55 | 45 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 8.7 | 7.9 | 6.4 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 6.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lodgepole, 7 mi away.
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