Gold Bluffs Beach
Gold Bluffs Beach is a beach in California, at a recorded elevation of 4 m. Sawtooth Mountain stands 1,758 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Fern Canyon, a attraction 0.5 miles away. 102 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 of them named summits.
The story
beach in Humboldt County, California, United States
Wikidata Q49320829, joined on its GNIS feature id.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4 m
How to reach it
102 named places within 25 miles
- Orick Hill: 6.6 mi
- Flint Rock Head / 'O Kneget: 8.9 mi
- Red Mountain: 12.1 mi
- South Red Mountain: 12.3 mi
- Lookout Point: 13.4 mi
- Fern Canyon: 0.5 mi
- Goldbluff beach: 1.3 mi
- Corkscrew Tree: 2.9 mi
- Big Tree: 3.2 mi
- Prairie Creek Visitor Center: 3.2 mi
- Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park: 1.9 mi
- Murrelet State Wilderness: 2.0 mi
- Big Lagoon Forest, East Natural Preserve: 14.7 mi
- Big Lagoon Forest, West Natural Preserve: 14.9 mi
- Big Lagoon Forest, South Natural Preserve: 15.4 mi
- Redwood Creek Beach: 8.0 mi
- Hidden Beach: 12.6 mi
- Wilson Creek Beach: 14.3 mi
- Agate Beach: 17.0 mi
- College Cove North: 23.1 mi
- Gold Bluffs: 1.6 mi
- High Bluff: 8.0 mi
- Freshwater Rocks: 9.1 mi
- Gyon Bluffs: 9.3 mi
- Elk Head: 23.2 mi
- Yurok Village Discovery Park: 9.4 mi
- Big Lagoon County Park: 16.5 mi
- Luffenholtz Beach Access: 24.7 mi
- Luffenholtz Beach and Topena Point: 24.8 mi
- Houda Point: 25.0 mi
- Rotary Memorial Grove: 3.4 mi
- Lady Bird Grove: 6.5 mi
- Dolason Barn: 14.3 mi
- Donor Rock: 23.4 mi
- Lost Man Creek Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
- Picnic table: 7.8 mi
- Redwood National & State Parks, Redwood Creek Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
- Fish Lake Campground Day Use Area: 21.9 mi
- Caltrans Redwood Bypass: 3.5 mi
- Trinidad Rest Area: 19.3 mi
- Trinidad Rest Area: 21.5 mi
- Driftwood Land Art: 8.4 mi
- Paul Bunyan and Babe: 13.0 mi
- Migrating North (Totem 8 of 8): 19.5 mi
- Trees of Mystery: 13.0 mi
- MaryLee Thompson-Smith Commemorative Garden: 13.0 mi
- Trinidad Native Plant Garden: 23.4 mi
- Patrick's Point Visitor Center: 18.6 mi
- Trinidad Museum: 23.4 mi
- Trillium Falls: 5.4 mi
- Cedar Camp Spring: 17.8 mi
- The Portal: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gold Bluffs Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sawtooth Mountain | NE 51° | 1,758 m | 23.7 mi |
| Summit Valley Peak | NE 42° | 1,594 m | 19.3 mi |
| Rock Creek Butte | ENE 66° | 1,579 m | 24.2 mi |
| Blue Creek Mountain | E 91° | 1,475 m | 15.8 mi |
| Slate Creek Butte | E 99° | 1,475 m | 20.6 mi |
| Trail Mountain | E 84° | 1,470 m | 23.6 mi |
| Onion Mountain | E 96° | 1,443 m | 16.6 mi |
| Barren Butte | E 85° | 1,326 m | 15.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:52 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:12 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:06 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 46 | 47 | 49 | 52 | 55 | 58 | 59 | 57 | 53 | 48 | 44 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orick Prairie Creek Park, 4 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Redwood National and State Parks. Quietest months by visitation: Dec and Feb; busiest: Jun.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358821846
Day trips start here
- Redwood National Park · 4 mi
- Klamath · 9 mi
- Del Norte County · 24 mi
- Crescent City · 26 mi
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