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Cottonwood

Cottonwood from directly overhead

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
Attractions: 11
  • Honey Bee Haven Garden: 13.0 mi
  • Cool Patch Pumpkins: 15.9 mi
  • Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area: 17.6 mi
  • Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area Headquarters: 17.6 mi
  • Causeways Rocks: 19.1 mi
Museums: 10
Historic sites: 8
  • 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: 6
Nature reserves: 4
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Open Capay Space Park: 5.5 mi
Beaches: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Berryessa PeakW 272°927 m11.8 mi
Fiske PeakNW 313°875 m23.6 mi
Windy PointW 265°865 m10.3 mi
Mount VacaSSW 202°857 m19.3 mi
Atlas PeakSW 228°814 m21.3 mi
The TreesW 268°808 m10.5 mi
Canterbury MountainW 262°743 m8.0 mi
Signal HillSSW 197°726 m20.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:20
June solstice05:4419:5720:37
September equinox06:5618:3119:06
December solstice07:2316:0916:51

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475156616874777774655447
Precip in5.25.03.21.40.80.20.00.00.10.92.24.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winters, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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