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Clam Beach

Clam Beach from directly overhead

Clam Beach is a beach in California, at a recorded elevation of 1 m. Titlow Hill stands 1,518 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Clam Beach County Park, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. 195 named places lie within 25 miles, 50 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
1 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.99624, -124.11618

195 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 60
  • Clam Beach County Park: 0.3 mi
  • Moonstone County Park: 2.4 mi
  • Houda Point: 2.8 mi
  • Luffenholtz Beach and Topena Point: 3.0 mi
  • Luffenholtz Beach Access: 3.1 mi
Peaks: 50
  • Strawberry Rock: 6.1 mi
  • White Rock: 6.7 mi
  • Scotty Point: 7.7 mi
  • Fickle Hill: 8.0 mi
  • Candy Mountain: 8.4 mi
Nature reserves: 19
Museums: 16
Historic sites: 10
Artworks: 10
  • Buddha Statue: 7.9 mi
  • Buddha Head Statue: 7.9 mi
  • Buddha Statue: 8.0 mi
  • APD Mural: 8.8 mi
  • Giant Flower Pot Sculpture: 8.8 mi
Beaches: 7
Gardens: 6
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 3
Attractions: 3
  • Sumêg Village: 9.8 mi
  • Blue Ox Millworks: 13.1 mi
  • Carson Mansion: 13.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • The Portal: 5.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
Springs: 1
  • Cold Spring: 23.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Titlow HillESE 117°1,518 m23.7 mi
Horse MountainESE 113°1,506 m21.7 mi
Snow Camp MountainSE 133°1,403 m24.8 mi
Indian ButteESE 111°1,373 m21.4 mi
Buck ButtesE 94°1,261 m20.2 mi
Telescope PeakE 89°1,253 m21.0 mi
Hupa MountainENE 72°1,239 m17.0 mi
Brannan MountainE 95°1,211 m22.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:29
June solstice05:4520:1120:53
September equinox07:0518:3919:15
December solstice07:3916:0816:52

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F484949505356575857545148
Precip in7.56.56.34.12.11.00.20.30.92.75.78.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arcata Eureka AP, 1 mi away.

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

NOAA CO-OPS station Trinidad Harbor, CA, 5 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358814951

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