- Elevation, modelled
- 101 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Jedediah Mountain1,760 m · 23.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Pacific Coast29.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:55local time
- Coordinates
- 41.5862, -124.0826
Towering Inferno is a attraction in California, at a modelled 101 m. Jedediah Mountain stands 1,760 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is SkyTrail, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Pacific Coast passes 29 miles off. 91 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.
A tree that was struck by lightning in 1996 and thereafter was consumed from the inside by fire.
- Operated by
- Trees of Mystery
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Towering Inferno. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jedediah Mountain | ENE 60° | 1,760 m | 23.2 mi |
| Sawtooth Mountain | E 84° | 1,758 m | 19.3 mi |
| Baldy Peak | ENE 72° | 1,747 m | 19.7 mi |
| Harrington Mountain | ENE 73° | 1,739 m | 21.4 mi |
| Prescott Mountain | ENE 64° | 1,736 m | 23.4 mi |
| Stevens Mountain | ENE 71° | 1,735 m | 21.2 mi |
| Red Hill | ENE 72° | 1,667 m | 25.0 mi |
| Ship Mountain | NE 55° | 1,618 m | 18.2 mi |
- 29.2 mi off the Pacific CoastNational
91 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 53
- Footsteps Rocks: 2.7 mi
- Flint Rock Head / 'O Kneget: 4.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Mountain: 7.5 mi
- Pigeon Roost: 7.9 mi
- Childs Hill: 8.5 mi
Attractions: 15
- SkyTrail: 0.0 mi
- Brotherhood Tree: 0.1 mi
- Cathedral Tree: 0.1 mi
- Elephant Tree: 0.2 mi
- Trees of Mystery: 0.2 mi
Historic sites: 11
- Battery Point Lighthouse: 12.6 mi
- Billy Boone Square: 12.8 mi
- S.S. Emidio: 12.8 mi
- U.S. Merchant Marine: 12.8 mi
- Point of Honor: 12.8 mi
Beaches: 5
- Wilson Creek Beach: 1.4 mi
- Gold Bluffs Beach: 13.1 mi
- Pebble Beach: 14.5 mi
- Kellogg Road Beach: 20.7 mi
- Redwood Creek Beach: 21.0 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Crescent City Lighthouse: 12.6 mi
- Oil House: 12.6 mi
Museums: 2
Waterfalls: 2
- Fern Fall: 14.0 mi
- Trillium Falls: 18.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Caltrans Redwood Bypass: 13.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:52 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:13 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:05 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day trips start here
- Klamath · 5 mi
- Del Norte County · 12 mi
- Redwood National Park · 12 mi
- Crescent City · 13 mi
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