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Old Faithful Geyser of California

Old Faithful Geyser of California from directly overhead

Old Faithful Geyser of California is an attraction in California, at a recorded elevation of 124 m. Mount Saint Helena stands 1,319 m to the north-northwest, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Faithful Geyser, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away.

About

The story

spring in Napa County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49730698, matched on coordinates and name (8 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Elevation
124 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates38.59694, -122.60213
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Logvy Community Park: 1.4 mi
  • Pioneer Park: 1.7 mi
  • Schramsberg Winery Historical Marker: 4.7 mi
  • Bale Grist Mill State Historic Park: 6.3 mi
  • Rincon Valley Little League Park: 8.3 mi
Peaks
Artworks
Attractions: 38
  • Old Faithful Geyser: 0.0 mi
  • Vincent Arroyo Winery: 0.8 mi
  • Lasky Point: 3.1 mi
  • Holm's Place (homestead): 3.3 mi
  • The Petrified Forest: 3.5 mi
Historic sites: 34
  • Castello di Amorosa: 4.2 mi
  • Cross on the Hill: 8.5 mi
  • The Rhine House: 8.9 mi
  • Cross: 10.2 mi
  • Hilton Sonoma Wine Country Ruins: 10.7 mi
Gardens: 30
  • Native American Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Angwin Community Farm Plots: 8.9 mi
  • St. Francis Community Garden: 9.3 mi
  • Rosary Garden: 10.2 mi
  • Robbin Food Forest: 11.1 mi
Museums: 28
Nature reserves: 15
Beaches: 13
Picnic sites: 7
  • Lawson Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
  • Birthday Party Area: 10.6 mi
  • Provence Picnic: 12.8 mi
  • Rhône Picnic: 12.8 mi
  • Loire Picnic: 12.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 5
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 5.2 mi
  • Hunter Spring: 12.1 mi
  • Poison Smith Spring: 23.3 mi
  • Bear Spring: 23.4 mi
  • Skaggs Springs: 23.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Linda Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Sonoma Creek Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Haraszthy Falls: 23.2 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Hole in the Rock: 3.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Old Faithful Geyser of California. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Saint HelenaNNW 341°1,319 m5.3 mi
Mount Saint Helena South PeakN 349°1,220 m4.2 mi
Pine MountainNNW 329°1,091 m10.9 mi
Goat Roost RockNNW 339°984 m6.4 mi
Sugarloaf MountainNE 53°906 m4.9 mi
Three PeaksENE 78°872 m5.8 mi
Table MountainNNE 32°857 m6.8 mi
Flag PeakNNW 348°841 m7.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4819:23
June solstice05:4719:5920:39
September equinox06:5918:3419:09
December solstice07:2516:1116:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495154576369727270635448
Precip in7.97.15.92.31.40.30.00.00.11.83.87.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Calistoga, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1800305 — Old Faithful Geyser of California, Napa County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358832354

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