Sierra Sidewinder
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Sierra Sidewinder is an attraction in California, at a modelled elevation of 24 m. Clamshell Peak stands 1,338 m to the north, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Camp Snoopy 50th Anniversary Plaque, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 21 miles off. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Sierra Sidewinder is a steel spinning roller coaster located in the Camp Snoopy section of Knott's Berry Farm. It was the first spinning roller coaster in the United States to feature trains with multiple spinning cars, rather than an individual spinning car, like those found on a Reverchon or Zamperla Twister Coaster. The ride was also one of the first roller coasters to feature on-ride video recordings, as opposed to the traditional still on-ride photograph.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q2284495, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 20.6 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110, National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Camp Snoopy 50th Anniversary Plaque: 0.0 mi
- Drilling Contest: 0.1 mi
- Old Maizeland School: 0.1 mi
- Rivera (Old Maizeland) School: 0.1 mi
- Knott's Berry Farm 100th Anniversary Time Capsule: 0.2 mi
- Beagle Scout Acres: 0.0 mi
- Grand Sierra Railroad: 0.0 mi
- Flying Ace: 0.0 mi
- Balloon Race: 0.0 mi
- Sol Spin: 0.1 mi
- Steamroller: 0.0 mi
- Saltina: 0.1 mi
- Cornelia: 0.1 mi
- Marimar: 0.1 mi
- Catawampus: 0.1 mi
- Western Trails Museum: 0.1 mi
- Interpretive Center: 3.6 mi
- Fullerton Museum Center: 4.8 mi
- MUZEO: 4.9 mi
- Los Alamitos Museum: 5.1 mi
- Peak Park: 0.7 mi
- Boisseranc Park: 1.1 mi
- San Antonio Park: 1.1 mi
- Schweitzer Park: 1.2 mi
- Peter Marshall Park: 1.2 mi
- Grotto of Our Lady: 2.8 mi
- Cerritos Sculpture Garden: 4.2 mi
- Hundred Oaks Trail Native Garden: 4.5 mi
- Upper Campus Community Garden: 4.5 mi
- Garden Of Weeden: 4.9 mi
- Robert E. Ward Nature Preserve: 5.0 mi
- Puente Hills Preserve: 8.9 mi
- Jack Dunster Marine Biological Reserve: 9.0 mi
- Puente Hills Preserve: 9.0 mi
- Puente Hills Preserve: 9.0 mi
- West Coyote Hills: 4.2 mi
- West Coyote Hills: 4.9 mi
- Cascade Peak: 5.0 mi
- Big Thunder Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Cadillac Range: 5.4 mi
- Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
- Mother's Beach: 9.2 mi
- Hidden Valley: 10.4 mi
- Creekside: 10.6 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
- Mother's Beach: 9.2 mi
- Bolsa Chica State Beach: 10.7 mi
- Long Beach City Beach: 11.2 mi
- Bolsa Chica State Beach: 12.5 mi
- Huntington City Beach: 13.3 mi
- Schweitzer Falls: 5.1 mi
- Frog Jump Falls: 5.2 mi
- Washout Falls: 5.2 mi
- Bear Claw Fall: 5.2 mi
- Historic Dam: 13.2 mi
- Carbon Canyon Mineral Springs: 14.5 mi
- McDermont Spring: 15.8 mi
- Tomato Spring: 19.6 mi
- Dripping Springs: 19.8 mi
- Horsetrough Spring: 20.2 mi
- San Pedro Escarpment: 21.1 mi
- Norco Bluffs: 24.9 mi
- Point Fermin Lighthouse: 19.5 mi
- Spa Palace: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sierra Sidewinder. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clamshell Peak | N 0° | 1,338 m | 24.7 mi |
| Pleasants Peak | E 98° | 1,211 m | 22.8 mi |
| Bedford Peak | ESE 102° | 1,161 m | 24.8 mi |
| Mount Bliss | N 7° | 1,121 m | 23.6 mi |
| Jones Peak | N 353° | 1,029 m | 23.8 mi |
| Lookout Point | N 353° | 987 m | 24.5 mi |
| Johnstone Peak | NNE 28° | 966 m | 24.7 mi |
| Sierra Peak | E 89° | 928 m | 19.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:30 | 20:07 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:17 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 06:54 | 16:10 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 58 | 59 | 61 | 64 | 67 | 71 | 75 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 62 | 57 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fullerton Muni AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/111252260
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