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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. 185 named places lie within 25 miles, 47 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
1 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.99624, -124.11618

185 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 58
  • 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: 47
  • 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: 14
Historic sites: 9
Artworks: 9
  • Buddha Statue: 7.9 mi
  • Buddha Head Statue: 7.9 mi
  • APD Mural: 8.8 mi
  • Giant Flower Pot Sculpture: 8.8 mi
  • AMPT Mural: 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
Natural arches: 1
  • The Portal: 5.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
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 HillESE1,518 m23.7 mi
Horse MountainESE1,506 m21.7 mi
Snow Camp MountainSE1,403 m24.8 mi
Indian ButteESE1,373 m21.4 mi
Buck ButtesE1,261 m20.2 mi
Telescope PeakE1,253 m21.0 mi
Hupa MountainENE1,239 m17.0 mi
Brannan MountainE1,211 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 mi away — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358814951

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