Cliff · California
The Grotto
The Grotto is a cliff in California, at a modelled elevation of 476 m. Elizabeth Peak stands 1,486 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Quartz Mountain, a peak 2.4 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 60 m
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates37.92599, -120.46374
- 21.7 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Quartz Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Peoria Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Bostick Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Taylor Hill: 5.0 mi
- Page Mountain: 5.2 mi
Parks
- Rocca Park: 2.9 mi
- Tuttletown Recreation Area: 4.7 mi
- Mother Lode Fairgrounds: 5.4 mi
- Woods Creek Rotary Park: 5.5 mi
- Foster's Prospectors Park: 5.7 mi
Springs: 25
- Gold Spring: 8.9 mi
- Vine Spring: 9.4 mi
- Lord Spring: 9.8 mi
- Turners Spring: 10.1 mi
- Hicks Spring: 11.7 mi
Museums: 13
- Jamestown Museum: 2.9 mi
- Tuolumne County Museum: 5.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial Military Museum: 6.0 mi
- Columbia Museum: 8.3 mi
- Angels Camp Museum: 11.3 mi
Historic sites: 13
- Mark Twain Bret Harte Trail - Chinese Camp: 4.2 mi
- Eastwood Ravine Trestle Bridge: 6.0 mi
- Old Crimea House: 6.5 mi
- Springfield Armory/School/Store: 7.2 mi
- Grumman TS-2A Tracker: 7.7 mi
Attractions: 7
- Jamestown Branch Jail: 2.9 mi
- Moaning Caverns Adventure Park: 9.9 mi
- Heisler #2 Steam Engine: 12.5 mi
- Knights Ferry Covered Bridge: 13.2 mi
- Murphys Pokey: 14.6 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- French Flat: 3.2 mi
- Chinese Camp: 4.2 mi
- Carson Hill: 7.4 mi
- Horseshoe Bend: 21.4 mi
- Davis's Ferry: 21.7 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Lupine Day Use Area: 4.6 mi
- Heron Point Day Use: 5.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 6.0 mi
- Moccasin Point: 9.7 mi
- Remote Camp: 19.2 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Jailhouse Rock: 5.3 mi
- Negro Jack Point: 6.8 mi
- Lovers Leap: 14.9 mi
- McKays Point: 23.8 mi
Beaches: 4
- Dunn Court Beach: 15.2 mi
- Pine Mountain Lake Marina Beach: 15.3 mi
- Lake Lodge Beach: 15.8 mi
- Cocklebur Beach: 22.5 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- National Recreation Area: 4.7 mi
- Red Hills: 4.8 mi
Gardens: 2
- Dedication Garden: 19.2 mi
- F - Master Gardener's Demonstration Garden: 21.3 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridge: 8.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of The Grotto. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Peak | NE 51° | 1,486 m | 15.1 mi |
| Mount Provo | ENE 67° | 1,479 m | 15.2 mi |
| Murphy Peak | ENE 76° | 1,365 m | 17.0 mi |
| Wet Meadow Hill | E 92° | 1,206 m | 16.4 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | NE 40° | 1,128 m | 9.5 mi |
| Tip Top Peak | ESE 121° | 1,018 m | 12.8 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NE 44° | 1,016 m | 7.9 mi |
| Buckhorn Mountain | ENE 77° | 1,005 m | 10.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:49 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:26 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:05 | 16:47 |
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 | 46 | 50 | 53 | 61 | 68 | 75 | 74 | 69 | 60 | 50 | 44 |
| Precip in | 6.3 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sonora, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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