Ghost town · California
Cottonwood
Cottonwood is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 50 m. Berryessa Peak stands 927 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Esparto Community Park, a park 3.4 miles away. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Yolo County, California
How to reach it
Coordinates38.65833, -121.97111
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Esparto Community Park: 3.4 mi
- Walnut Park: 8.9 mi
- Blue Oak Park: 9.2 mi
- Dave Douglass Park ("The Holding Ponds"): 9.2 mi
- Streng Park: 9.3 mi
Peaks: 44
- Monument Hill: 6.2 mi
- Edgar Peak: 7.4 mi
- Canterbury Mountain: 8.0 mi
- Wild Cow Mountain: 9.1 mi
- Sugarloaf: 9.1 mi
Artworks: 25
- Black Bear Welcome: 12.0 mi
- Dominos: 12.9 mi
- dog: 13.3 mi
- dog on bike: 13.3 mi
- Seal of the University: 14.4 mi
Attractions: 11
- Honey Bee Haven Garden: 13.0 mi
- Cool Patch Pumpkins: 15.9 mi
- Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area Headquarters: 17.6 mi
- Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area: 17.6 mi
- Causeways Rocks: 19.1 mi
Museums: 10
- The Gibson House: 10.6 mi
- Woodland Train Museum: 11.1 mi
- Hattie Weber Museum of Davis: 14.5 mi
- U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame: 14.6 mi
- Explorit Science Center: 15.8 mi
Historic sites: 7
- Tavernetti Bell: 14.1 mi
- Tau Beta Pi Bent: 14.5 mi
- Bahai Grove: 14.6 mi
- Compassion Corner: 14.6 mi
- Solano County Vietnam War Memorial: 21.2 mi
Gardens: 5
- Cactus Corner: 11.9 mi
- ASUCD Community Garden: 13.7 mi
- Shields Grove Arboretum: 14.6 mi
- Davis Community Garden: 15.1 mi
- Vacaville's Demonstration Garden: 22.3 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Cache Creek Nature Preserve: 5.7 mi
- East Regional Pond Wildlife Area: 13.2 mi
- Toad Hollow: 15.2 mi
- Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area: 20.8 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Jackson Bluffs: 8.4 mi
- Taylor Bluffs: 10.9 mi
- Blue Cliffs: 20.2 mi
- Stags Leap: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Buckeye: 5.5 mi
- Fremont Landing: 20.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Dunnigan Rest Area: 16.1 mi
- Elkhorn Rest Area: 19.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Open Capay Space Park: 5.5 mi
Beaches: 1
- Beer Can Beach: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cottonwood. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berryessa Peak | W 272° | 927 m | 11.8 mi |
| Fiske Peak | NW 313° | 875 m | 23.6 mi |
| Windy Point | W 265° | 865 m | 10.3 mi |
| Mount Vaca | SSW 202° | 857 m | 19.3 mi |
| Atlas Peak | SW 228° | 814 m | 21.3 mi |
| The Trees | W 268° | 808 m | 10.5 mi |
| Canterbury Mountain | W 262° | 743 m | 8.0 mi |
| Signal Hill | SSW 197° | 726 m | 20.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:09 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 51 | 56 | 61 | 68 | 74 | 77 | 77 | 74 | 65 | 54 | 47 |
| Precip in | 5.2 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winters, 9 mi away.
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