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Chandon

Chandon from directly overhead

Chandon is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 27 m. Weiss Hill stands 975 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Live Oak Memorial Park, a park 2.6 miles away.

ghost town in Butte County, California

How to reach it

Coordinates39.31444, -121.66222

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
  • North Butte: 8.6 mi
  • Yana Peak: 10.2 mi
  • Twin Peaks: 10.8 mi
  • Old Craggy: 10.9 mi
  • South Butte: 11.3 mi
Waterfalls: 20
Museums: 9
Nature reserves: 8
Historic sites: 8
  • Leahn Joshua Halprin Lagoon: 14.9 mi
  • Northrop T-38 A Talon: 17.7 mi
  • Airplane: 18.4 mi
  • Beatson Corral: 19.6 mi
  • Lockheed U2 Monument: 19.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Toride Japan Sister City Garden: 11.8 mi
  • Community Garden: 24.1 mi
Beaches: 2
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Collins Lake Group Picnic Area #1: 18.2 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Eagle: 19.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of Chandon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Weiss HillNE 56°975 m22.7 mi
Ruff HillENE 64°906 m23.9 mi
Hansonville HillENE 66°797 m21.5 mi
Stringtown MountainNE 43°717 m20.5 mi
Clark HillENE 75°712 m23.5 mi
Dixon HillE 86°702 m23.1 mi
Ure MountainE 91°672 m20.3 mi
Chaparral HillE 87°651 m20.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4419:19
June solstice05:4119:5720:37
September equinox06:5518:3019:05
December solstice07:2416:0516:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495357626976818075665549

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marysville, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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