California Caverns
California Caverns is an attraction in California, at a modelled elevation of 494 m. Blue Mountain stands 1,835 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is High Mountain, a peak 2.3 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 7.9 miles off.
The story
California Cavern is a limestone cave in the Sierra Nevada foothills, in Cave City, Calaveras County, California. The series of interconnected caverns are one of the earliest officially recorded caves in the Mother Lode region of California. Although one of numerous caves in the Mother Lode region, California Caverns claims the distinction of having the most extensive system of caverns and passageways.
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Wikidata Q2918763, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 7.9 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Liberty Vista Point · 25 mi
- Hell's Kitchen Vista Point · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- High Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Mineral Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Wally Hill: 3.5 mi
- Soapstone Hill: 4.5 mi
- Rocky Hill: 5.9 mi
- Murphys State Historic Landmark: 5.1 mi
- Murphys Park: 5.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 5.2 mi
- Feeney Park: 5.8 mi
- Murphys Skate Park: 5.9 mi
- Lord Spring: 10.9 mi
- Vine Spring: 11.1 mi
- San Antonio Spring: 11.7 mi
- Gold Spring: 11.9 mi
- Oak Leaf Spring: 13.8 mi
- Angels Camp Museum: 9.0 mi
- Calaveras County Historical Museum: 9.3 mi
- Sierra Nevada Logging Museum: 10.0 mi
- Calaveras Big Trees State Park Visitor Center: 12.1 mi
- Columbia Museum: 13.0 mi
- Murphys: 5.2 mi
- Vallecito Western Mine: 7.6 mi
- Mark Twain Monument: 9.1 mi
- Grumman TS-2A Tracker: 13.0 mi
- Springfield Armory/School/Store: 13.5 mi
- Mercer Caverns: 3.9 mi
- Murphys Pokey: 5.1 mi
- Moaning Caverns Adventure Park: 9.5 mi
- Campfire Center: 12.1 mi
- Big Stump: 12.2 mi
- McKays Point: 11.9 mi
- The Grotto: 19.3 mi
- Jailhouse Rock: 20.6 mi
- Negro Jack Point: 22.0 mi
- Calaveras Dome: 24.9 mi
- Carson Hill: 12.0 mi
- Middle Bar: 14.6 mi
- French Flat: 16.0 mi
- Chinese Camp: 23.3 mi
- Oak Leaf: 13.6 mi
- Heron Point Day Use: 14.9 mi
- Lupine Day Use Area: 15.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 16.5 mi
- Calaveras Big Trees State Park: 13.8 mi
- National Recreation Area: 14.8 mi
- Calaveras South Grove Natural Preserve: 14.8 mi
- Red Hills: 24.1 mi
- F - Master Gardener's Demonstration Garden: 8.6 mi
- Natural Bridge: 10.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of California Caverns. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mountain | NE 39° | 1,835 m | 12.4 mi |
| Repeater Hill | ENE 77° | 1,672 m | 16.1 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NNE 32° | 1,566 m | 14.0 mi |
| Mount Knight | E 99° | 1,458 m | 14.8 mi |
| Manuel Peak | ENE 66° | 1,354 m | 7.2 mi |
| Cougar Rock | ENE 73° | 1,297.56 m | 6.8 mi |
| Doud Hill | E 86° | 1,264 m | 9.4 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NNE 13° | 1,247 m | 15.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:50 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:05 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 38 | 40 | 45 | 52 | 61 | 68 | 67 | 62 | 53 | 43 | 37 |
| Precip in | 10.6 | 9.8 | 8.5 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 5.2 | 9.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Calaveras BIG Trees, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/485100221
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