Ghost town · California
Canon City
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
- Dedrick Point: 1.0 mi
- Weaver Bally: 3.3 mi
- Monument Peak: 3.9 mi
- Little Bally: 4.5 mi
- Red Hill: 5.3 mi
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
- Stoney Creek Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
- Big Bar Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
- Clark Springs Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
- Whites Bar Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
- Cedar Flat Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
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
- Dedrick: 2.3 mi
- Minersville: 14.2 mi
- Deadwood: 18.4 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park: 9.1 mi
- Russell Cabin: 9.1 mi
- Eagle Rock Lookout: 15.3 mi
Museums: 3
- Jake Jackson Memorial Museum: 9.2 mi
- Scott Museum: 21.4 mi
- Ironsides Museum: 24.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
- National Recreation Area, Picnic Area - Tanbark: 10.3 mi
- Moon Lim Lee Rest Area: 12.8 mi
Gardens: 2
- Upper Garden: 23.1 mi
- lower garden: 23.2 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Hayfork Reservoir: 19.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Limestone Bluffs: 23.1 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Massacre Natural Bridge: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Canon City. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Peak | N 1° | 2,726 m | 11.7 mi |
| Caesar Peak | N 4° | 2,714 m | 12.0 mi |
| Mount Hilton | N 360° | 2,694 m | 8.7 mi |
| Sawtooth Mountain | NNE 15° | 2,662 m | 10.1 mi |
| Caribou Mountain | NNE 19° | 2,609 m | 14.5 mi |
| Wedding Cake | N 1° | 2,605 m | 11.1 mi |
| Gibson Peak | NE 50° | 2,560 m | 12.2 mi |
| Siligo Peak | NE 45° | 2,482 m | 11.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:48 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:07 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:04 | 16:48 |
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 | 40 | 43 | 47 | 52 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 45 | 39 |
| Precip in | 6.7 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 7.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Weaverville, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- French Gulch · 24 mi
- Whiskeytown National Recreation Area · 30 mi
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