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Cathedral Tree

Cathedral Tree from directly overhead

Cathedral Tree is an attraction in California, at a modelled elevation of 94 m. Jedediah Mountain stands 1,760 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Elephant Tree, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Pacific Coast passes 29 miles off. 112 named places lie within 25 miles, 52 of them named summits.

A group of nine trees growing together as one. Estimated age 800 to 1000 years.

How to reach it

Coordinates41.58530, -124.08434

112 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 52
  • Footsteps Rocks: 2.7 mi
  • Flint Rock Head / 'O Kneget: 4.2 mi
  • Rattlesnake Mountain: 7.6 mi
  • Pigeon Roost: 8.0 mi
  • Childs Hill: 8.6 mi
Attractions: 15
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
Artworks: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Lighthouses: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Rest areas: 1
Springs: 1
  • Cedar Camp Spring: 13.1 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • White Rock: 16.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jedediah MountainENE 60°1,760 m23.3 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 m23.5 mi
Stevens MountainENE 71°1,735 m21.3 mi
Ship MountainNE 55°1,618 m18.3 mi
Number ThreeNE 55°1,616 m18.3 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/13867987461

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