Welcoming Dragon
Welcoming Dragon is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 808 m. Willow Creek Mountain stands 2,384 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is China Hill Yreka Phlox Preserve, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away.
A metal dragon statue greeting weary travelers.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Butcher Hill: 1.9 mi
- Badger Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Riverview: 4.4 mi
- Paradise Craggy: 5.1 mi
- Gregory Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Welcome Sign / Sculpture: 2.2 mi
- Jack Daniel: 16.6 mi
- Captain Morgan: 16.6 mi
- Open Soon: 21.0 mi
- The Nurses: 24.0 mi
- Newton Park: 2.0 mi
- Ringe Park: 2.1 mi
- Gold Street Community Garden: 2.3 mi
- Yreka Park: 2.4 mi
- Discovery Park: 2.5 mi
- Klamathon: 11.1 mi
- Alden Historical Marker: 12.0 mi
- Iron Gate Dam: 15.2 mi
- Oro Fino Historic Plaque: 20.3 mi
- Scotts Bar Monument: 20.7 mi
- Sheep Camp Spring: 23.7 mi
- Bed Spring: 23.7 mi
- Dead Mole Spring: 23.7 mi
- Reeves' Ranch Spring: 24.2 mi
- Dutchman Spring: 24.6 mi
- China Hill Yreka Phlox Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Shasta Valley Wildlife Area: 7.2 mi
- Yreka Phlox Preserve: 7.5 mi
- Klamath River Fishing Access: 9.9 mi
- Randolph E. Collier Rest Area: 7.0 mi
- Weed Airport Rest Area: 20.6 mi
- Weed Airport Rest Area: 20.6 mi
- Grass Lake Rest Area: 23.8 mi
- Siskiyou County Museum: 2.7 mi
- Railroad Museum: 4.4 mi
- Fort Jones Museum: 15.9 mi
- Lower Greenhorn Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
- Mirror Cove Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
- Martins Dairy Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
- Ward's Canyon: 20.4 mi
- Klamath Rim: 22.3 mi
- Sugar pine river access: 23.5 mi
- Jones Beach: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Welcoming Dragon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Creek Mountain | ENE 77° | 2,384 m | 19.3 mi |
| Dry Lake Mountain | WNW 302° | 2,063 m | 20.3 mi |
| Cottonwood Peak | NNW 347° | 2,014.1 m | 9.5 mi |
| Miller Mountain | ESE 109° | 1,995 m | 20.2 mi |
| Indian Creek Baldy | W 265° | 1,911 m | 11.6 mi |
| McKinley Mountain | W 270° | 1,899 m | 9.8 mi |
| Gunsight Peak | W 263° | 1,851 m | 8.9 mi |
| Antelope Mountain | S 189° | 1,844 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:46 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:07 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 15:59 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 40 | 45 | 50 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yreka, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8007651985
Day trips start here
- Yreka · 3 mi
- Hornbrook · 11 mi
- Siskiyou County · 12 mi
- Klamath River · 14 mi
- Etna · 25 mi
- Weed · 25 mi
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