- Elevation, modelled
- 653 m
- Tallest summit within 17.7 miles
- Blue Mountain1,835 m · 14.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway8.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 38.1512, -120.4781
Mercer Caverns is a attraction in California, at a modelled 653 m. Blue Mountain stands 1,835 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Murphys Pokey, a attraction 1.2 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 8.1 miles off.
cave in United States of America
Wikidata Q8342992, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Mercer Caverns. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mountain | NNE 25° | 1,835 m | 14.6 mi |
| Repeater Hill | ENE 63° | 1,672 m | 15.7 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NNE 20° | 1,566 m | 16.5 mi |
| Elizabeth Peak | ESE 116° | 1,486 m | 13.9 mi |
| Mount Provo | ESE 123° | 1,479 m | 17.6 mi |
| Mount Knight | E 85° | 1,458 m | 13.0 mi |
| Manuel Peak | NE 37° | 1,354 m | 8.1 mi |
| Cougar Rock | NE 41° | 1,297.56 m | 7.4 mi |
- 8.1 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Liberty Vista Point · 26 mi
- Hell's Kitchen Vista Point · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Soapstone Hill: 1.6 mi
- High Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Mineral Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Wally Hill: 4.1 mi
- Bald Mountain: 4.3 mi
Museums: 15
- Angels Camp Museum: 6.4 mi
- Columbia Museum: 9.1 mi
- Sierra Nevada Logging Museum: 10.7 mi
- Calaveras County Historical Museum: 11.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial Military Museum: 12.6 mi
Historic sites: 13
- Murphys: 1.3 mi
- Vallecito Western Mine: 4.2 mi
- Mark Twain Monument: 6.5 mi
- Grumman TS-2A Tracker: 9.0 mi
- Springfield Armory/School/Store: 9.6 mi
Attractions: 9
- Murphys Pokey: 1.2 mi
- California Caverns: 3.9 mi
- Moaning Caverns Adventure Park: 5.7 mi
- Campfire Center: 12.8 mi
- Big Stump: 12.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Carson Hill: 8.6 mi
- French Flat: 12.4 mi
- Middle Bar: 17.9 mi
- Chinese Camp: 19.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Scoutmaster Grotto: 23.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:50 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:26 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:05 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
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