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Canon City

Canon City from directly overhead

Canon City is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 655 m. Thompson Peak stands 2,726 m to the north, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Dedrick Point, a peak 1.0 miles away.

ghost town in California, United States

How to reach it

Coordinates40.83139, -123.05278

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 9
  • Canyon Creek Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Middle Canyon Creek Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Upper Canyon Creek Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Grizzly Lake Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Burnt Ranch Falls: 22.2 mi
Parks: 7
  • Lee Fong Park Disc Golf Course: 9.3 mi
  • Lowden Park: 9.3 mi
  • Lewiston Community Park: 15.6 mi
  • Hayfork Park: 20.5 mi
  • French Gulch County Park: 23.3 mi
Picnic sites: 7
Springs: 5
  • Hayfork Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Cold Spring: 10.4 mi
  • Marble Springs: 14.3 mi
  • China Spring: 15.6 mi
  • Fir Root Spring: 22.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Historic sites: 3
Museums: 3
Rest areas: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Upper Garden: 23.1 mi
  • lower garden: 23.2 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Hayfork Reservoir: 19.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Massacre Natural Bridge: 23.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Canon City. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thompson PeakN 1°2,726 m11.7 mi
Caesar PeakN 4°2,714 m12.0 mi
Mount HiltonN 360°2,694 m8.7 mi
Sawtooth MountainNNE 15°2,662 m10.1 mi
Caribou MountainNNE 19°2,609 m14.5 mi
Wedding CakeN 1°2,605 m11.1 mi
Gibson PeakNE 50°2,560.3 m12.2 mi
Siligo PeakNE 45°2,482 m11.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4819:25
June solstice05:4220:0720:48
September equinox07:0018:3519:11
December solstice07:3416:0416:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404347525966747266564539
Precip in6.75.75.02.61.90.90.30.20.32.04.37.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Weaverville, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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