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Paul Bunyan and Babe

Paul Bunyan and Babe from directly overhead

Paul Bunyan and Babe is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 36 m. Jedediah Mountain stands 1,760 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Trees of Mystery, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Pacific Coast passes 29 miles off. 112 named places lie within 25 miles, 52 of them named summits.

What the record says

Material
concrete

How to reach it

Coordinates41.58458, -124.08581

112 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 52
  • Footsteps Rocks: 2.7 mi
  • Flint Rock Head / 'O Kneget: 4.1 mi
  • Rattlesnake Mountain: 7.7 mi
  • Pigeon Roost: 8.1 mi
  • Childs Hill: 8.7 mi
Attractions: 16
Historic sites: 11
Beaches: 6
Cliffs: 6
Parks: 4
  • Yurok Village Discovery Park: 4.4 mi
  • Beach Front Park: 12.7 mi
  • Brother Jonathan Park: 13.2 mi
  • Del Norte County Fairgrounds: 13.4 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Gardens: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Lighthouses: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Rest areas: 1
Springs: 1
  • Cedar Camp Spring: 13.2 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • White Rock: 16.4 mi
Artworks: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jedediah MountainENE 60°1,760 m23.4 mi
Sawtooth MountainE 84°1,758 m19.4 mi
Baldy PeakENE 72°1,747 m19.8 mi
Harrington MountainENE 73°1,739 m21.5 mi
Prescott MountainENE 64°1,736 m23.6 mi
Stevens MountainENE 71°1,735 m21.4 mi
Ship MountainNE 55°1,618 m18.4 mi
Number ThreeNE 55°1,616 m18.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5219:29
June solstice05:4320:1320:55
September equinox07:0518:3919:15
December solstice07:4116:0516:50

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F474749515455595958544946
Precip in13.410.710.76.63.61.80.30.31.35.010.115.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Klamath, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10224166157

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