Trinidad State Beach
Trinidad State Beach is a beach in California, at a recorded elevation of 4 m. Buck Buttes stands 1,261 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is College Cove South, a beach less than a tenth of a mile away. 175 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.
The story
State beach in Humboldt County, California, USA.
Wikidata Q7842405, matched on coordinates and name (147 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4 m
How to reach it
175 named places within 25 miles
- Luffenholtz Beach Access: 2.3 mi
- Luffenholtz Beach and Topena Point: 2.4 mi
- Houda Point: 2.6 mi
- Moonstone County Park: 3.1 mi
- Clam Beach County Park: 4.9 mi
- Strawberry Rock: 1.5 mi
- White Rock: 1.6 mi
- Scotty Point: 2.6 mi
- Candy Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Ceremonial Rock: 5.0 mi
- Little River State Beach: 3.8 mi
- Sue-meg State Park: 5.0 mi
- Clam Beach County Park: 5.1 mi
- Big Lagoon Forest, South Natural Preserve: 7.9 mi
- Mad River Bluffs: 8.3 mi
- Trinidad Museum: 0.5 mi
- Patrick's Point Visitor Center: 4.8 mi
- Natural History Museum: 13.8 mi
- Phillips House Museum: 14.3 mi
- Humboldt Coastal Nature Center: 14.4 mi
- Donor Rock: 0.5 mi
- Humboldt Bay Memorial: 6.4 mi
- World's Tallest Totem Pole: 8.8 mi
- Shay Park Plaque: 13.2 mi
- Dolason Barn: 13.8 mi
- Migrating North (Totem 8 of 8): 4.0 mi
- Buddha Statue: 12.9 mi
- Buddha Head Statue: 13.0 mi
- Giant Flower Pot Sculpture: 13.9 mi
- APD Mural: 13.9 mi
- Sumêg Village: 4.9 mi
- Blue Ox Millworks: 17.8 mi
- Carson Mansion: 17.9 mi
- Elk Viewing: 21.6 mi
- Prairie Creek Visitor Center: 21.7 mi
- College Cove South: 0.0 mi
- College Cove North: 0.2 mi
- Little River State Beach: 4.0 mi
- Clam Beach: 5.1 mi
- Agate Beach: 6.2 mi
- Elk Head: 0.4 mi
- Little Head: 0.7 mi
- Gyon Bluffs: 14.0 mi
- Freshwater Rocks: 14.1 mi
- Gold Bluffs: 21.7 mi
- Trinidad Native Plant Garden: 0.5 mi
- McKinleyville Botanical Garden: 8.6 mi
- Sandy's Bird Garden: 13.9 mi
- Sequoia Park Gardens: 19.9 mi
- Azalea State Reserve: 10.9 mi
- Redwood National & State Parks, Redwood Creek Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
- Lost Man Creek Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- Trinidad Rest Area: 1.8 mi
- Caltrans Redwood Bypass: 24.8 mi
- The Portal: 0.1 mi
- Trillium Falls: 18.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Trinidad State Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Buttes | ESE 106° | 1,261 m | 22.8 mi |
| Telescope Peak | E 101° | 1,253 m | 23.1 mi |
| Hupa Mountain | E 89° | 1,239 m | 18.0 mi |
| Sugar Pine Mountain | E 95° | 1,174 m | 21.0 mi |
| Snow Mountain | E 100° | 1,122 m | 24.0 mi |
| White Rocks | E 86° | 1,098 m | 17.3 mi |
| Hospital Mountain | E 98° | 1,049 m | 23.6 mi |
| Pine Ridge Summit | ESE 105° | 999 m | 20.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:53 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:12 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:08 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 53 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 57 | 54 | 51 | 48 |
| Precip in | 7.5 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 5.7 | 8.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arcata Eureka AP, 7 mi away.
The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.
NOAA CO-OPS station Trinidad Harbor, CA, under a mile away — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358777463
Day trips start here
- Redwood National Park · 26 mi
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