Ghost town · California
Deadwood
Deadwood is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 865 m. Gibson Peak stands 2,560 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Hoadley Peaks, a peak 2.5 miles away.
ghost town in Trinity County, California, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates40.71944, -122.73361
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Hoadley Peaks: 2.5 mi
- Pettijohn Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Buckhorn Bally: 7.0 mi
- Merry Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Tylers Peak: 7.1 mi
Parks: 49
- Lewiston Community Park: 4.1 mi
- French Gulch Historic District: 5.1 mi
- French Gulch County Park: 5.1 mi
- Coggins Park: 8.4 mi
- Lowden Park: 10.5 mi
Artworks: 23
- Girl and the Wolf: 19.9 mi
- Mount Shasta: 20.0 mi
- Yes, We Do Tires: 20.0 mi
- Starling: 20.0 mi
- Howell's Dive Shop Mural: 20.0 mi
Museums: 11
- Jake Jackson Memorial Museum: 10.8 mi
- Courthouse Museum: 15.1 mi
- General Merchandise: 15.3 mi
- Scott Museum: 18.6 mi
- Wintu Cultural Center: 19.7 mi
Historic sites: 9
- Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park: 10.9 mi
- Kennedy Memorial Plaque: 13.2 mi
- Pioneer Baby's Grave: 14.7 mi
- Twin Tower Memorial: 19.1 mi
- Veteran's Monument: 19.4 mi
Ghost towns: 7
- Minersville: 9.5 mi
- Whiskeytown: 10.8 mi
- Shasta State Historic Park: 15.2 mi
- Shasta: 16.0 mi
- Canon City: 18.4 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Clark Springs Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
- (Unnamed) Island Picnic Site: 10.5 mi
- Stoney Creek Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
- Fishermans Point: 16.8 mi
- Behive Beach: 19.3 mi
Gardens: 6
- Memorial Garden: 19.4 mi
- Matson, Mowder, Howe Celebration Garden: 19.7 mi
- Medicinal Garden: 20.4 mi
- Chilean Garden: 20.4 mi
- Australian Garden: 20.4 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Crystal Creek Falls: 6.2 mi
- Whiskeytown Falls: 7.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 21.1 mi
- Middle Canyon Creek Falls: 22.2 mi
- Upper Canyon Creek Falls: 22.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
- National Recreation Area, Picnic Area - Tanbark: 10.7 mi
- Moon Lim Lee Rest Area: 11.6 mi
- Lakehead Rest Area: 22.3 mi
- O'Brien Rest Area: 22.3 mi
Attractions: 4
- McConnell Botanical Gardens: 20.4 mi
- Sundial Bridge: 20.6 mi
- Shasta Lake Ranger Station: 20.7 mi
- Lake Shasta Caverns: 23.2 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Oak Savannah Arboretum: 20.7 mi
- Turtle Bay Bird Sanctuary: 21.0 mi
- Lema Ranch: 22.9 mi
- Clover Creek Preserve: 24.7 mi
Beaches: 2
- Oak Bottom Beach: 9.0 mi
- Brandy Creek Beach: 11.0 mi
Springs: 2
- Cold Spring: 20.1 mi
- Hayfork Spring: 20.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Massacre Natural Bridge: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Deadwood. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gibson Peak | NNW 335° | 2,560 m | 17.1 mi |
| Middle Peak | NNW 331° | 2,454 m | 15.7 mi |
| Granite Peak | NNW 331° | 2,425 m | 15.0 mi |
| Red Mountain | NNW 327° | 2,407 m | 15.7 mi |
| Monument Peak | WNW 301° | 2,360 m | 15.0 mi |
| Weaver Bally | WNW 296° | 2,268 m | 15.2 mi |
| Bully Choop Mountain | S 189° | 2,109 m | 11.5 mi |
| Paradise Peak | S 183° | 1,920 m | 11.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:47 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:05 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:04 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 45 | 48 | 53 | 61 | 68 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 6.0 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 6.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Trinity RVR Hatchery, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- French Gulch · 5 mi
- Whiskeytown National Recreation Area · 11 mi
- Shasta · 16 mi
- Shasta Lake · 19 mi
- Redding · 21 mi
- Lakehead · 23 mi
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