Ghost town · California
Branson City
Branson City is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,217 m. Hot Springs Mountain stands 1,985 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Frank Lane Park, a park 0.6 miles away.
ghost town in San Diego County, California
How to reach it
Coordinates33.07806, -116.61722
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Eastwood Hill: 1.1 mi
- Inspiration Point: 3.4 mi
- Dye Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Cosmit Peak: 4.9 mi
- North Peak: 5.2 mi
Springs
- Rock Spring: 4.0 mi
- Ironside Spring: 4.0 mi
- Catfish Spring: 4.8 mi
- Iron Spring: 5.7 mi
- Paroli Spring: 6.9 mi
Parks: 54
- Frank Lane Park: 0.6 mi
- Julian County Park: 0.9 mi
- Jess Martin County Park: 1.4 mi
- Volcan Mountains Wilderness Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Inaja Memorial Park: 3.1 mi
Artworks: 42
- Hubbell Gateway: 2.1 mi
- Utahraptor: 17.4 mi
- Tyrannosaurus Rex: 17.4 mi
- Carnotaurus / Allosaurus: 17.5 mi
- Spinosaurus: 17.7 mi
Attractions: 25
- Eagle Mine: 1.2 mi
- Volcan Mountain Air Beacon: 2.8 mi
- Warlock Mine: 2.9 mi
- Moteros: 7.9 mi
- Grinding Rock: 9.4 mi
Historic sites: 22
- Julian Jail: 0.9 mi
- San Felipe-Butterfield Stage Station Historical Marker: 7.5 mi
- Blackfoot Fort: 8.4 mi
- Butterfield Stage Station: 10.9 mi
- Cuyamaca Rancho State Park: 10.9 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Main Wall: 16.2 mi
- Monster Rocks: 16.2 mi
- Shadow Wall: 17.2 mi
- 2-Second Tier: 17.2 mi
- 4-Tier West: 17.4 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Mildred Falls: 7.3 mi
- Three Sisters Waterfalls: 8.3 mi
- Cedar Creek Falls: 8.9 mi
- Washtub Falls: 11.8 mi
- Maidenhair Falls: 14.8 mi
Museums: 8
- Julian Pioneer Museum: 0.8 mi
- Cuyamaca Rancho Park Museum and Area Headquarters: 10.9 mi
- Guy R. Woodward Museum: 14.4 mi
- Barona Museum: 16.7 mi
- Classic Rotors Museum: 17.3 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Barnett Ranch County Preserve: 15.4 mi
- Steele/Burnand Anza-Borrego Desert Research Center: 17.2 mi
- Aztec Woods: 19.4 mi
- Ramona Grasslands Preserve: 19.4 mi
- Agua Caliente County Park: 20.1 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Eastwood: 0.7 mi
- Coleman City: 1.7 mi
- Banner: 4.2 mi
- Stratton: 7.0 mi
- Cuyamaca: 9.4 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- BBQ Area: 11.0 mi
- Pioneer Mail Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
- Day Use Picnic Site: 14.6 mi
- Desert View Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
- Silvercrest Picnic Area: 24.3 mi
Gardens: 3
- desert garden: 14.6 mi
- Stuart Alan Whitmore Memorial Garden: 15.1 mi
- Bonsai Pavillion: 22.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Broken Ankle Bend: 10.3 mi
- Buckman Springs Rest Area: 23.4 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Warner Hot Spring: 14.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Branson City. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hot Springs Mountain | N 8° | 1,985 m | 16.5 mi |
| Cuyamaca Peak | S 176° | 1,979 m | 9.1 mi |
| San Ysidro Mountain | NNE 29° | 1,874 m | 14.0 mi |
| North Peak | SSE 160° | 1,826 m | 5.2 mi |
| Garnet Peak | SE 139° | 1,800 m | 14.0 mi |
| Middle Peak | S 172° | 1,795 m | 6.8 mi |
| Japacha Peak | S 174° | 1,771 m | 10.0 mi |
| The Thimble | NNE 31° | 1,761 m | 13.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:23 | 19:59 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:12 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 06:46 | 16:06 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 46 | 49 | 53 | 58 | 67 | 74 | 74 | 69 | 60 | 52 | 45 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Julian CDF, 1 mi away.
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