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Coleman City

Coleman City from directly overhead

Coleman City is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,101 m. Hot Springs Mountain stands 1,985 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Inaja Memorial Park, a park 1.4 miles away.

ghost town in San Diego County, California

How to reach it

Coordinates33.08611, -116.64500

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Inaja Memorial Park: 1.4 mi
  • Frank Lane Park: 2.1 mi
  • Julian County Park: 2.6 mi
  • Jess Martin County Park: 3.1 mi
  • Volcan Mountains Wilderness Preserve: 4.0 mi
Peaks
  • Eastwood Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Dye Mountain: 2.9 mi
  • Witch Creek Mountain: 4.7 mi
  • Inspiration Point: 5.1 mi
  • Santa Ysabel Peak: 5.4 mi
Springs
  • Ironside Spring: 4.3 mi
  • Rock Spring: 4.5 mi
  • Catfish Spring: 5.1 mi
  • Iron Spring: 6.2 mi
  • Anahuac Spring: 7.1 mi
Artworks: 46
  • Hubbell Gateway: 2.9 mi
  • Blessed Mother: 18.0 mi
  • Utahraptor: 18.6 mi
  • Tyrannosaurus Rex: 18.6 mi
  • Carnotaurus / Allosaurus: 18.7 mi
Attractions: 31
Historic sites: 23
Cliffs: 12
  • Shadow Wall: 16.6 mi
  • 2-Second Tier: 16.6 mi
  • Main Wall: 16.6 mi
  • Main Wall: 16.7 mi
  • 4-Tier West: 16.7 mi
Picnic sites: 10
  • Picnic Table: 2.6 mi
  • BBQ Area: 12.7 mi
  • Pioneer Mail Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
  • Day Use Picnic Site: 16.0 mi
  • Desert View Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
Museums: 9
Waterfalls: 9
  • Mildred Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Three Sisters Waterfalls: 8.2 mi
  • Cedar Creek Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Washtub Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Maidenhair Falls: 15.6 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Ghost towns: 6
Gardens: 3
  • Stuart Alan Whitmore Memorial Garden: 15.7 mi
  • desert garden: 16.0 mi
  • Bonsai Pavillion: 20.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Warner Hot Spring: 13.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Coleman City. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hot Springs MountainNNE 13°1,985 m16.3 mi
Cuyamaca PeakSSE 167°1,979 m9.9 mi
San Ysidro MountainNE 36°1,873.6 m14.4 mi
North PeakSSE 148°1,826 m6.5 mi
Garnet PeakSE 136°1,800 m15.5 mi
Middle PeakSSE 160°1,795 m7.8 mi
Japacha PeakSSE 166°1,771 m10.8 mi
The ThimbleNE 37°1,761.4 m14.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2618:59
June solstice05:3919:2319:59
September equinox06:3518:1218:45
December solstice06:4716:0716:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464649535867747469605245
Precip in4.75.33.91.90.80.10.20.30.41.12.33.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Julian CDF, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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