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Kaluna Cliff

Kaluna Cliff, seen from above at true elevation

Kaluna Cliff is a cliff in California, at a recorded elevation of 331 m. King Peak stands 1,246 m to the north-northwest, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Sands Beach, a beach 0.6 miles away. 131 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
331 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.05570, -124.07031

131 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 57
  • Queen Peak: 2.1 mi
  • Horse Mountain: 2.3 mi
  • Saddle Mountain: 5.1 mi
  • Grasshopper Hill: 5.2 mi
  • Fire Hill: 5.6 mi
Parks: 14
  • Mal Coombs Park: 2.3 mi
  • Sinkyone Wilderness State Park: 11.4 mi
  • Honeydew Creek Day Use Area: 12.4 mi
  • Southern Humboldt Community Park: 14.4 mi
  • Tooby Memorial Park: 14.7 mi
Attractions: 14
Historic sites: 10
Picnic sites: 7
Beaches: 6
  • Black Sands Beach: 0.6 mi
  • Jones Beach: 8.7 mi
  • Needle Rock Beach: 9.5 mi
  • Usal Beach: 19.5 mi
  • Dyerville River Bar: 22.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
Nature reserves: 6
  • John B. Dewitt Redwoods State Natural Reserve: 14.6 mi
  • Richardson Grove State Park: 15.5 mi
  • Bull Creek State Wilderness: 17.9 mi
  • Humboldt Redwoods State Park: 19.4 mi
  • Bull Creek State Wilderness: 20.1 mi
Springs: 5
  • Pepperwood Spring: 1.0 mi
  • Bonus Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Miller Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Telegraph Spring: 12.2 mi
  • PVC pipe spring: 19.3 mi
Artworks: 4
Lighthouses: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Mill Creek Falls: 21.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kaluna Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
King PeakNNW 338°1,246 m7.5 mi
Red MountainESE 114°1,246 m23.8 mi
Pratt MountainENE 77°1,174 m20.5 mi
Tuttle ButtesENE 68°1,094 m20.1 mi
South Rainbow PeakN 353°1,078 m20.1 mi
Brushy MountainNE 34°1,071 m25.0 mi
North Slide PeakNNW 327°1,060 m10.6 mi
Taylor PeakNNW 340°1,030 m23.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5319:29
June solstice05:4820:0920:49
September equinox07:0518:3919:15
December solstice07:3616:1216:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525354545760606162615653

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shelter Cove Aviation, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358768555

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