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Limestone Bluffs

Limestone Bluffs, seen from above at true elevation

Limestone Bluffs is a cliff in California, at a recorded elevation of 744 m. Thompson Peak stands 2,726 m to the southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Canyon Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
744 m
Getting there

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Coordinates41.14653, -123.19893
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 6
  • Grizzly Lake Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Upper Canyon Creek Falls: 15.8 mi
  • Middle Canyon Creek Falls: 16.2 mi
  • Canyon Creek Falls: 17.4 mi
  • Kickapoo Waterfall: 20.0 mi
Springs: 5
  • China Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Marble Springs: 10.5 mi
  • High Spring: 11.2 mi
  • Cold Spring: 18.3 mi
  • Cub Bear Spring: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • Russell Cabin: 14.0 mi
  • Stamp mill: 24.8 mi
Parks: 2
  • H E Beck Junior Memorial Branch: 20.3 mi
  • Tish Tang Campground & River Access: 24.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Limestone Bluffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thompson PeakSE 142°2,726 m12.8 mi
Caesar PeakSE 139°2,714 m13.0 mi
Mount HiltonSSE 150°2,694 m15.1 mi
Sawtooth MountainSE 140°2,662 m15.8 mi
Caribou MountainESE 123°2,609 m14.8 mi
Wedding CakeSE 144°2,605 m13.2 mi
Russian PeakNE 54°2,459 m15.9 mi
Black MountainESE 122°2,444 m17.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4919:25
June solstice05:4120:0820:50
September equinox07:0118:3519:12
December solstice07:3616:0416:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374146515966747267544337

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cecilville, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358769316

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