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Cat Town

Cat Town from directly overhead

Cat Town is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 686 m. Pilot Peak stands 1,826 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Buckhorn Peak, a peak 2.3 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 15 miles off.

ghost town in Mariposa County, California, United States

How to reach it

Coordinates37.64444, -120.08944

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 20
  • Morning Star Spring: 5.0 mi
  • Fremont Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Barrel Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Pilot Peak Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Bathtub Spring: 12.5 mi
Waterfalls: 12
Museums: 10
Historic sites: 7
Attractions: 7
Picnic sites: 6
  • Indian Flat Day Use: 13.3 mi
  • Remote Camp: 14.1 mi
  • Red Bud Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
  • Carlon Day Use Area: 17.1 mi
  • Moccasin Point: 18.5 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Lake Lodge Beach: 15.2 mi
  • Pine Mountain Lake Marina Beach: 15.4 mi
  • Dunn Court Beach: 15.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Gardens: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Cat Town. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot PeakNE 46°1,826 m11.7 mi
Brown PeakE 92°1,715 m15.6 mi
Sawmill MountainNNE 34°1,600 m15.1 mi
Big Grizzly MountainENE 64°1,575 m11.7 mi
Trumbull PeakENE 76°1,521 m12.8 mi
Sweetwater PointESE 115°1,406 m12.3 mi
Buckingham MountainESE 123°1,367 m15.2 mi
Little Grizzly MountainENE 64°1,323 m10.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:4019:4720:26
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:1316:0516:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424448515967747367584841
Precip in7.26.96.33.02.20.40.00.10.32.13.56.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groveland 2, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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