- Elevation
- 1,223 m
- Tallest summit within 14.1 miles
- Black Buttes2,447 m · 13.8 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:34local time
- Coordinates
- 39.2827, -120.7708
Excelsior is a cliff in California, at a recorded 1,223 m. Black Buttes stands 2,447 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Remington Hill, a peak 1.1 miles away.
- Elevation
- 1223 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Excelsior. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Buttes | NE 56° | 2,447 m | 13.8 mi |
| Red Mountain | ENE 73° | 2,388 m | 13.2 mi |
| Signal Peak | ENE 73° | 2,374 m | 13.1 mi |
| Grouse Ridge | NE 50° | 2,351 m | 11.1 mi |
| Fall Creek Mountain | NE 42° | 2,283 m | 11.4 mi |
| Sand Ridge | NE 50° | 2,264 m | 13.4 mi |
| Bowman Mountain | NE 36° | 2,251 m | 12.8 mi |
| Sand Ridge | NE 49° | 2,247 m | 13.0 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Remington Hill: 1.1 mi
- Negro Jack Hill: 1.3 mi
- McGuire Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Spaulding Point: 4.3 mi
- Scott Hill: 6.0 mi
Parks: 43
- Emigrant Gap Historical Marker: 6.3 mi
- Rock Creek Nature Study Area: 8.4 mi
- Malakoff Diggins-North Bloomfield Historic District: 9.1 mi
- Firepit: 9.7 mi
- Peoples Park: 12.8 mi
Cliffs: 31
- Sailor Point: 5.3 mi
- Lupine Point: 5.7 mi
- Lovers Leap: 7.7 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 8.2 mi
- Red Point: 10.0 mi
Historic sites: 27
- Jolly Boys Mine: 5.9 mi
- Jolly Boys Mine: 5.9 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 8.3 mi
- Chinese Railroad Workers: 8.3 mi
- Scott’s Flat Trail: 9.3 mi
Picnic sites: 15
- White Cloud Picnic Site: 4.7 mi
- Fuller Lake Day Use Site: 7.7 mi
- Lodgepole: 9.3 mi
- Humbug Creek Picknic: 9.5 mi
- Day Use Area: 9.7 mi
Springs: 12
- Government Spring: 8.6 mi
- Derbec Spring: 9.5 mi
- Upper Derbec Spring: 9.6 mi
- Dawson Spring: 9.6 mi
- Willow Spring: 10.0 mi
Museums: 12
- Firehouse Number 1 Museum: 13.3 mi
- American Victorian Museum: 13.4 mi
- Nevada County Narrow Guage Railroad Museum: 13.4 mi
- Nevada County Historical Society History Center: 14.0 mi
- Heritage Museum: 16.0 mi
Attractions: 11
- Missouri Bar: 7.5 mi
- Illinois Bar: 10.9 mi
- Edwards Crossing: 11.9 mi
- Emerald Pool: 14.2 mi
- China Dam: 14.4 mi
Nature reserves: 9
- Towle Conservation Easement: 6.8 mi
- Woodpecker Wildlife Preserve / Geri Bergen Memorial Forest: 12.0 mi
- Round Mountain Conservation Easement: 12.8 mi
- Burton Homestead Preserve: 13.7 mi
- Adam Ryan Wildlife Preserve: 17.1 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- East Snow Mountain Falls: 17.5 mi
- Hackmans Falls: 20.6 mi
- Codfish Falls: 22.1 mi
- Loves Falls: 22.3 mi
- Weber Falls: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Alpha - Omega Rest Area: 2.4 mi
- Gold Run Eastbound Rest Area: 8.3 mi
- Gold Run Westbound Rest Area: 8.5 mi
- Donner Summit Rest Area: 23.4 mi
Gardens: 4
- Dutch Flat Community Garden: 6.5 mi
- Nisenan Garden: 14.1 mi
- Bourn Gardens: 15.7 mi
- Prayer Garden: 20.3 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Red Dog: 8.3 mi
- North Bloomfield: 9.1 mi
- Deadwood: 14.6 mi
- Forest: 15.1 mi
Beaches: 3
- Dog Beach: 7.2 mi
- Hoyt Crossing Nude Beach: 16.6 mi
- Pine Island Beach: 23.9 mi
Artworks: 1
- "Snowshoe" Thompson: 22.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:54 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:02 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 39 | 42 | 45 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 70 | 65 | 56 | 45 | 39 |
| Precip in | 10.6 | 10.1 | 8.9 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 3.6 | 7.2 | 10.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blue Canyon Nyack AP, 3 mi away.
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