Ghost town · California
Bidwell's Bar
Bidwell's Bar is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 275 m. Big Bar Mountain stands 1,332 m to the north, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Oroville State Recreation Area, a park 0.9 miles away.
ghost town in Butte County, California
How to reach it
Coordinates39.55667, -121.44139
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Lake Oroville State Recreation Area: 0.9 mi
- Kelly Ridge Recreation Area: 1.7 mi
- Craig Recreation Area: 2.2 mi
- Sycamore Creek Recreation Area: 2.2 mi
- Foreman Creek Recreation Area: 2.3 mi
Peaks
- South Bidwell Hill: 1.7 mi
- Mount Ratchel: 2.1 mi
- Stringtown Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Mount Hope: 3.2 mi
- Union Hill: 3.8 mi
Waterfalls: 18
- Schirmer Cascade: 5.7 mi
- Schirmer Falls: 5.9 mi
- Hollow Falls: 6.5 mi
- Little Hollow Falls: 6.6 mi
- Coon Falls: 6.7 mi
Museums: 17
- bath house museum: 6.3 mi
- Pioneer History Museum: 6.5 mi
- Butte County Historical Society Museum: 6.5 mi
- Oroville Chinese Temple: 7.1 mi
- C F Lott Historic Home: 7.3 mi
Historic sites: 8
- Beatson Corral: 7.3 mi
- World Trade Center artifact: 12.9 mi
- IN LOVING MEMORY OF Kristina Chesterman 1992-2013: 22.8 mi
- World's First Long-Distance Telephone Line: 22.8 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 24.0 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Cape Horn: 12.4 mi
- Clarenback Point: 14.2 mi
- Rocky Point: 21.1 mi
- Granite Point: 21.7 mi
- Johnsons Bluff: 22.1 mi
Artworks: 7
- Downtown Kaleidoscope: 24.5 mi
- Wildcat Sculpture: 24.5 mi
- Monoliths: 24.6 mi
- Three Sisters: 24.6 mi
- Steel "Sculpture": 24.6 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve: 7.3 mi
- Oroville Wildlife Management Area: 11.4 mi
- Lower Yuba River: 24.7 mi
Gardens: 3
- Chico Seed Orchard: 21.0 mi
- Mary Lemcke Camellia Garden: 24.6 mi
- George Petersen Rose Garden: 24.6 mi
Springs: 2
- Hespol Memorial Spring: 13.7 mi
- Hog Spring: 20.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Paradise Lake Picnic Area: 21.7 mi
- Five Mile: 23.4 mi
Beaches: 1
- Collins Lake Beach: 16.7 mi
Attractions: 1
- Bridgeport Covered Bridge: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Bidwell's Bar. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bar Mountain | N 3° | 1,332 m | 15.3 mi |
| Quartz Hill | ENE 66° | 1,325 m | 14.0 mi |
| Sky High | NE 38° | 1,275 m | 15.2 mi |
| Shute Mountain | NE 38° | 1,255 m | 12.8 mi |
| Swain Hill | ENE 69° | 1,248 m | 11.4 mi |
| Hungary Hunt Peak | N 1° | 1,227 m | 14.4 mi |
| Pompys Point | NE 46° | 1,214 m | 13.8 mi |
| Barton Hill | E 91° | 1,176 m | 16.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:03 | 16:46 |
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 | 52 | 57 | 61 | 68 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 73 | 65 | 55 | 49 |
| Precip in | 5.8 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oroville, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Chico · 24 mi
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