Gold Bluffs
Gold Bluffs is a cliff in California, at a recorded elevation of 8 m. Sawtooth Mountain stands 1,758 m to the northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Goldbluff beach, a attraction 0.4 miles away. 103 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 8 m
How to reach it
103 named places within 25 miles
- Orick Hill: 5.0 mi
- Flint Rock Head / 'O Kneget: 10.5 mi
- South Red Mountain: 13.4 mi
- Red Mountain: 13.5 mi
- Lookout Point: 13.8 mi
- Goldbluff beach: 0.4 mi
- Fern Canyon: 2.1 mi
- Prairie Creek Visitor Center: 2.6 mi
- Elk Viewing: 2.7 mi
- Corkscrew Tree: 3.0 mi
- Gold Bluffs Beach: 1.6 mi
- Redwood Creek Beach: 6.3 mi
- Hidden Beach: 14.2 mi
- Agate Beach: 15.4 mi
- Wilson Creek Beach: 15.9 mi
- Murrelet State Wilderness: 1.9 mi
- Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park: 3.1 mi
- Big Lagoon Forest, East Natural Preserve: 13.0 mi
- Big Lagoon Forest, West Natural Preserve: 13.2 mi
- Big Lagoon Forest, South Natural Preserve: 13.8 mi
- Yurok Village Discovery Park: 11.0 mi
- Big Lagoon County Park: 14.8 mi
- Luffenholtz Beach Access: 23.0 mi
- Luffenholtz Beach and Topena Point: 23.2 mi
- Houda Point: 23.4 mi
- Freshwater Rocks: 7.5 mi
- Gyon Bluffs: 7.7 mi
- High Bluff: 9.6 mi
- Elk Head: 21.6 mi
- Little Head: 22.3 mi
- Rotary Memorial Grove: 2.9 mi
- Lady Bird Grove: 5.1 mi
- Dolason Barn: 12.9 mi
- Donor Rock: 21.8 mi
- Lost Man Creek Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
- Redwood National & State Parks, Redwood Creek Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
- Picnic table: 9.4 mi
- Fish Lake Campground Day Use Area: 21.5 mi
- Caltrans Redwood Bypass: 4.3 mi
- Trinidad Rest Area: 17.7 mi
- Trinidad Rest Area: 19.9 mi
- Driftwood Land Art: 6.8 mi
- Paul Bunyan and Babe: 14.6 mi
- Migrating North (Totem 8 of 8): 17.9 mi
- Trees of Mystery: 14.6 mi
- MaryLee Thompson-Smith Commemorative Garden: 14.6 mi
- Trinidad Native Plant Garden: 21.8 mi
- Patrick's Point Visitor Center: 17.0 mi
- Trinidad Museum: 21.8 mi
- Trillium Falls: 3.8 mi
- Cedar Camp Spring: 19.1 mi
- The Portal: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gold Bluffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sawtooth Mountain | NE 48° | 1,758 m | 24.9 mi |
| Summit Valley Peak | NE 40° | 1,594 m | 20.6 mi |
| Blue Creek Mountain | E 85° | 1,475 m | 16.1 mi |
| Slate Creek Butte | E 94° | 1,475 m | 20.6 mi |
| Trail Mountain | E 81° | 1,470 m | 24.0 mi |
| Onion Mountain | E 90° | 1,443 m | 16.7 mi |
| Barren Butte | E 79° | 1,326 m | 16.0 mi |
| Bee Mountain | ESE 109° | 1,325 m | 18.6 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, 3 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/358766634
Day trips start here
- Redwood National Park · 5 mi
- Klamath · 11 mi
- Del Norte County · 26 mi
- Crescent City · 27 mi
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