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Deadwood

Deadwood from directly overhead

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

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Coordinates40.71944, -122.73361
Around it

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: 50
  • 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: 24
  • 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
Picnic sites: 10
Historic sites: 9
Ghost towns: 7
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
Attractions: 4
Nature reserves: 4
Beaches: 2
Springs: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Massacre Natural Bridge: 24.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Deadwood. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gibson PeakNNW 335°2,560.3 m17.1 mi
Middle PeakNNW 331°2,454 m15.7 mi
Granite PeakNNW 331°2,425 m15.0 mi
Red MountainNNW 327°2,407 m15.7 mi
Monument PeakWNW 301°2,360 m15.0 mi
Weaver BallyWNW 296°2,268 m15.2 mi
Bully Choop MountainS 189°2,109 m11.5 mi
Paradise PeakS 183°1,920 m11.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4719:23
June solstice05:4120:0520:46
September equinox06:5918:3419:10
December solstice07:3216:0416:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414548536168757367574740
Precip in6.04.74.12.61.70.90.20.10.31.93.56.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Trinity RVR Hatchery, 3 mi away.

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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