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Junction

Junction from directly overhead

Junction is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 47 m. Bald Hill stands 750 m to the east-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Royer Park, a park 0.2 miles away. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2019

How to reach it

Coordinates38.74749, -121.28558

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Royer Park: 0.2 mi
  • Saugstad Park: 0.4 mi
  • Steam Engine SP2252 - Rotary Snowplw SPMW7221: 0.4 mi
  • Weber Park: 0.4 mi
  • Shirley Ferretti Park: 0.6 mi
Peaks: 49
  • Thunder hill: 4.9 mi
  • Volcano Hill: 5.0 mi
  • Telegraph Hill: 6.1 mi
  • Col du Pennsylvania: 7.6 mi
  • Nedbelle Peak: 7.7 mi
Historic sites: 43
Attractions: 41
Artworks: 35
Gardens: 29
Nature reserves: 20
  • Mahany Nature Reserve: 3.1 mi
  • Roseville Reserve: 3.7 mi
  • Coyote Creek Preserve: 4.9 mi
  • Kaseberg Nature Preserve: 4.9 mi
  • Wesley Reserve: 5.1 mi
Picnic sites: 11
Cliffs: 8
Beaches: 8
  • Laurel Beach: 7.7 mi
  • Moot Rock Beach: 7.9 mi
  • Horse Shoe Hill Shore: 8.0 mi
  • Turrtle Bend: 10.2 mi
  • Oregon Bar: 14.7 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Waterfalls: 5
  • Antelope Creek Falla: 4.9 mi
  • Leete Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Pecker Falls: 14.1 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 16.2 mi
  • Codfish Falls: 24.8 mi
Springs: 2
  • Huff Mineral Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Wetland Preserve: 5.1 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Junction. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald HillENE 69°750 m24.9 mi
Hotchkiss HillNE 43°710 m24.4 mi
Summit HillNE 54°650 m24.1 mi
French HillNE 55°646 m23.5 mi
Pine HillE 97°619 m16.0 mi
Thompson HillE 86°617 m20.5 mi
Sugar Pine MountainNE 36°612 m21.0 mi
Mount AraratENE 69°610 m20.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4219:17
June solstice05:4119:5420:34
September equinox06:5418:2919:04
December solstice07:2116:0616:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495357616874787774665549
Precip in3.93.62.81.40.90.20.00.00.10.91.83.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sacramento 5 ESE, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9377897274

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