Cliff · California
Big Crater
Big Crater is a cliff in California, at a recorded elevation of 1,356 m. McKinstry Peak stands 2,415 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Lynchburg Hill, a peak 1.4 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1356 m
How to reach it
Coordinates39.01212, -120.60854
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Lynchburg Hill: 1.4 mi
- Tanners Point: 2.1 mi
- Red Star Point: 4.9 mi
- Devil Peak: 4.9 mi
- Pennsylvania Point: 5.2 mi
Parks: 38
- Leroy E Botts Memorial Park: 11.2 mi
- Peoples Park: 15.0 mi
- Pollock Pines Recreation Park: 16.7 mi
- Bullion Bend Historic Marker: 17.3 mi
- Sportsmans Hall State Historic Landmark 704: 18.1 mi
Historic sites: 23
- Derby: 8.4 mi
- Old Bird's Store (Tahoe NF): 8.5 mi
- Bullion: 8.6 mi
- Red Point Townsite: 10.6 mi
- Albert Givan: 13.4 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Little Crater: 2.7 mi
- Red Point: 10.6 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 13.7 mi
- Red Cliffs: 14.5 mi
- Lovers Leap: 15.5 mi
Springs: 10
- Dad Youngs Spring: 3.8 mi
- Jay Bird Spring: 13.4 mi
- Government Spring: 14.0 mi
- Coyote Spring: 14.2 mi
- Dawson Spring: 14.7 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- Ralston Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
- French Meadows Day Use Site: 13.4 mi
- Bridal Veil Picnic Area: 18.2 mi
- Cleveland Corral: 18.8 mi
- Lodgepole: 20.1 mi
Museums: 7
- Foresthill Divide Museum: 11.2 mi
- Heritage Museum: 19.4 mi
- Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park Museum: 21.1 mi
- Fountain and Tallman Soda Factory Museum: 22.0 mi
- El Dorado County Historical Museum: 23.3 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Auburn State Recreation Area: 10.1 mi
- Towle Conservation Easement: 15.7 mi
- Finnon Recreation Area: 16.7 mi
- Auburn State Recreation Area: 19.8 mi
- Adam Ryan Wildlife Preserve: 24.9 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Bassi Falls: 17.1 mi
- Rock Creek: 17.5 mi
- East Snow Mountain Falls: 18.1 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 18.2 mi
- Codfish Falls: 18.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Gold Run Eastbound Rest Area: 17.4 mi
- Gold Run Westbound Rest Area: 17.5 mi
- Alpha - Omega Rest Area: 22.3 mi
Gardens: 3
- Dutch Flat Community Garden: 18.2 mi
- Prayer Garden: 19.9 mi
- Sherwood Demonstration Garden: 24.2 mi
Attractions: 2
- cave: 18.4 mi
- Five Lakes Trailhead: 23.4 mi
Beaches: 1
- Dog Beach: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Big Crater. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKinstry Peak | E 79° | 2,415 m | 14.3 mi |
| The Pinnacles | ENE 76° | 2,306 m | 13.6 mi |
| Bunker Hill | ENE 78° | 2,300 m | 12.5 mi |
| Jerrett Peak | E 85° | 2,287 m | 14.9 mi |
| Steamboat Mountain | ENE 63° | 2,236 m | 15.3 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | NNE 31° | 2,190 m | 10.6 mi |
| Duncan Peak | NNE 28° | 2,160 m | 11.1 mi |
| Sunflower Hill | NE 37° | 2,137 m | 13.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:52 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:02 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 45 | 48 | 53 | 60 | 69 | 77 | 77 | 72 | 62 | 50 | 43 |
| Precip in | 9.1 | 9.2 | 8.7 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 5.2 | 7.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Georgetown RS, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358796852
Day trips start here
- Placer County · 7 mi
- Colfax · 19 mi
- Coloma · 21 mi
- Placerville · 22 mi
- Olympic Valley · 24 mi
- Homewood · 25 mi
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