Cliff · California
Little Crater
Little Crater is a cliff in California, at a recorded elevation of 1,432 m. Mount Mildred stands 2,551 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Star Point, a peak 2.7 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1432 m
How to reach it
Coordinates39.01990, -120.55937
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Red Star Point: 2.7 mi
- Lynchburg Hill: 3.8 mi
- Devil Peak: 4.3 mi
- Tanners Point: 4.3 mi
- Wallace Peak: 6.2 mi
Parks: 30
- Leroy E Botts Memorial Park: 13.8 mi
- Peoples Park: 17.2 mi
- Pollock Pines Recreation Park: 17.2 mi
- Bullion Bend Historic Marker: 17.7 mi
- Sportsmans Hall State Historic Landmark 704: 18.9 mi
Historic sites: 25
- Derby: 9.9 mi
- Bullion: 10.0 mi
- Old Bird's Store (Tahoe NF): 11.0 mi
- Red Point Townsite: 11.7 mi
- Albert Givan: 12.2 mi
Cliffs: 22
- Big Crater: 2.7 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 11.4 mi
- Red Point: 11.7 mi
- Red Cliffs: 11.8 mi
- Lovers Leap: 17.1 mi
Springs: 10
- Dad Youngs Spring: 6.0 mi
- Coyote Spring: 11.9 mi
- Jay Bird Spring: 13.2 mi
- Government Spring: 14.0 mi
- Dawson Spring: 14.4 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Ralston Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
- French Meadows Day Use Site: 11.0 mi
- Bridal Veil Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
- Cleveland Corral: 18.0 mi
- Lodgepole: 19.6 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Auburn State Recreation Area: 12.8 mi
- Towle Conservation Easement: 17.2 mi
- Finnon Recreation Area: 18.5 mi
- Auburn State Recreation Area: 22.5 mi
- Olympic Meadow Preserve: 22.6 mi
Museums: 8
- Foresthill Divide Museum: 13.8 mi
- Heritage Museum: 21.8 mi
- Donner Summit Historical Society: 23.1 mi
- Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park Museum: 23.5 mi
- Fountain and Tallman Soda Factory Museum: 23.8 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Bassi Falls: 15.1 mi
- East Snow Mountain Falls: 16.5 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 17.9 mi
- Rock Creek: 19.4 mi
- Codfish Falls: 21.3 mi
Attractions: 4
- cave: 20.7 mi
- Five Lakes Trailhead: 20.8 mi
- China Wall: 24.1 mi
- Balancing Rock: 24.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Gold Run Eastbound Rest Area: 19.2 mi
- Gold Run Westbound Rest Area: 19.3 mi
- Alpha - Omega Rest Area: 22.9 mi
Beaches: 3
- William Kent Beach: 23.3 mi
- Lester Beach: 24.7 mi
- Dog Beach: 24.7 mi
Gardens: 2
- Dutch Flat Community Garden: 19.8 mi
- Prayer Garden: 22.5 mi
Artworks: 2
- "Snowshoe" Thompson: 24.6 mi
- The Big Tree: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Little Crater. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Mildred | NE 55° | 2,551 m | 15.1 mi |
| Snow Mountain | NNE 18° | 2,436 m | 16.1 mi |
| McKinstry Peak | E 79° | 2,415 m | 11.6 mi |
| Guide Peak | E 85° | 2,359 m | 13.3 mi |
| The Pinnacles | ENE 76° | 2,306 m | 10.9 mi |
| Bunker Hill | ENE 78° | 2,300 m | 9.8 mi |
| Devils Peak | E 87° | 2,296 m | 14.4 mi |
| Jerrett Peak | E 86° | 2,287 m | 12.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:52 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 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, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358798549
Day trips start here
- Placer County · 10 mi
- Olympic Valley · 21 mi
- Colfax · 22 mi
- Homewood · 22 mi
- Coloma · 23 mi
- Placerville · 24 mi
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