Ghost town · California
Coleman City
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: 42
- 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: 27
- Eagle Mine: 2.8 mi
- Volcan Mountain Air Beacon: 4.0 mi
- Warlock Mine: 4.5 mi
- Moteros: 8.9 mi
- Grinding Rock: 10.5 mi
Historic sites: 23
- Julian Jail: 2.6 mi
- Blackfoot Fort: 7.6 mi
- San Felipe-Butterfield Stage Station Historical Marker: 9.1 mi
- Butterfield Stage Station: 10.3 mi
- Airplane Monument: 11.9 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Shadow Wall: 16.6 mi
- 2-Second Tier: 16.6 mi
- Main Wall: 16.6 mi
- 4-Tier West: 16.7 mi
- Monster Rocks: 16.7 mi
Museums: 9
- Julian Pioneer Museum: 2.5 mi
- Cuyamaca Rancho Park Museum and Area Headquarters: 12.0 mi
- Guy R. Woodward Museum: 13.0 mi
- Barona Museum: 15.8 mi
- Classic Rotors Museum: 15.8 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- 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
Picnic sites: 8
- 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
- Silvercrest Picnic Area: 22.8 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Barnett Ranch County Preserve: 14.1 mi
- Ramona Grasslands Preserve: 17.9 mi
- Steele/Burnand Anza-Borrego Desert Research Center: 18.1 mi
- Sky Oaks Reserve: 20.0 mi
- Aztec Woods: 20.8 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Branson City: 1.7 mi
- Eastwood: 2.0 mi
- Banner: 5.8 mi
- Stratton: 8.2 mi
- Cuyamaca: 10.5 mi
Gardens: 3
- Stuart Alan Whitmore Memorial Garden: 15.7 mi
- desert garden: 16.0 mi
- Bonsai Pavillion: 20.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Broken Ankle Bend: 11.5 mi
- Buckman Springs Rest Area: 24.5 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hot Springs Mountain | NNE 13° | 1,985 m | 16.3 mi |
| Cuyamaca Peak | SSE 167° | 1,979 m | 9.9 mi |
| San Ysidro Mountain | NE 36° | 1,874 m | 14.4 mi |
| North Peak | SSE 148° | 1,826 m | 6.5 mi |
| Garnet Peak | SE 136° | 1,800 m | 15.5 mi |
| Middle Peak | SSE 160° | 1,795 m | 7.8 mi |
| Japacha Peak | SSE 166° | 1,771 m | 10.8 mi |
| The Thimble | NE 37° | 1,761 m | 14.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:23 | 19:59 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:12 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 06:47 | 16:07 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 46 | 49 | 53 | 58 | 67 | 74 | 74 | 69 | 60 | 52 | 45 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Julian CDF, 3 mi away.
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