Cactus Garden
Cactus Garden is a garden in California, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Iron Mountain stands 269 m to the east-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is California Vietnam Veterans Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- California State Parks
- Access
- Yes
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Capitol Park: 0.2 mi
- Fremont Park: 0.3 mi
- Governor's Mansion State Historic Park: 0.4 mi
- Roosevelt Park: 0.5 mi
- Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park: 0.5 mi
- Thomas Starr King: 0.2 mi
- Saint Anthony: 0.3 mi
- Saint Joseph: 0.3 mi
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel: 0.3 mi
- Saint Patrick: 0.3 mi
- California State Capitol Museum: 0.3 mi
- The California Museum: 0.4 mi
- Leland Stanford Mansion: 0.5 mi
- State Indian Museum (SHP): 0.9 mi
- Crocker Art Museum: 0.9 mi
- California Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 0.1 mi
- California Veterans Memorial: 0.1 mi
- California Firefighters Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Native American Monument to W.J. Franklin Sr.: 0.2 mi
- U.S.S. California: 0.2 mi
- Sutter Health Park: 1.4 mi
- The Little Engine That Could: 2.5 mi
- Cinderella's Coach: 2.5 mi
- Jack and the Beanstalk: 2.5 mi
- Peter Rabbit and his Sisters: 2.5 mi
- Capitol Park World Peace Garden: 0.1 mi
- Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- New Era Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- McKinley Park Rose Garden: 1.5 mi
- Science Quad: 1.8 mi
- Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area: 6.8 mi
- Toad Hollow: 13.1 mi
- East Regional Pond Wildlife Area: 13.9 mi
- Blue Heron Trails: 14.1 mi
- Roseville Reserve: 14.3 mi
- Whisky Hill: 2.5 mi
- Col du Pennsylvania: 12.4 mi
- Barney Mound: 15.3 mi
- Horse Shoe Hill: 16.8 mi
- Blisk Peak: 17.5 mi
- Pooh Corner: 2.5 mi
- Birthday Area 3: 2.7 mi
- Birthday Area 2: 2.7 mi
- Birthday Area 1: 2.7 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
- Fremont Landing: 16.0 mi
- Mormon Island: 21.9 mi
- Mokelumne City: 22.4 mi
- Buckeye: 23.8 mi
- Michigan Bar: 24.5 mi
- Horse Shoe Hill Shore: 16.9 mi
- Moot Rock Beach: 17.0 mi
- Laurel Beach: 17.2 mi
- Beer Can Beach: 22.4 mi
- Turrtle Bend: 24.9 mi
- Lake Natoma Bluffs: 17.4 mi
- Shark Tank: 20.8 mi
- Keirwin's Corner: 23.2 mi
- Leete Falls: 18.5 mi
- Antelope Creek Falla: 21.1 mi
- Pecker Falls: 24.6 mi
- Huff Mineral Spring: 20.1 mi
- Wetland Preserve: 21.3 mi
- Elkhorn Rest Area: 9.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cactus Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Mountain | ENE 63° | 269 m | 25.0 mi |
| Carpenter Hill | ENE 76° | 253 m | 21.6 mi |
| Volcano Hill | ENE 57° | 129 m | 18.7 mi |
| Thunder hill | NE 39° | 129 m | 20.9 mi |
| Horse Shoe Hill | ENE 71° | 127.6 m | 16.8 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | NE 34° | 118 m | 21.6 mi |
| Monument Hill | WNW 290° | 48 m | 21.2 mi |
| Whisky Hill | SSE 163° | 10 m | 2.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:55 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:07 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 53 | 57 | 61 | 68 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 49 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sacramento 5 ESE, 4 mi away.
- Horse-fly Carpenter Bee1,588 obs
- Anna's Hummingbird1,234 obs
- Black-chinned Hummingbird884 obs
- Valley Carpenter Bee649 obs
- Bushtit544 obs
- Bold Jumping Spider436 obs
- Dark-eyed Junco384 obs
- Red-tailed Hawk368 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1446638760
Day trips start here
- Folsom · 18 mi
- Rocklin · 20 mi
- El Dorado Hills · 23 mi
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