Ghost town · California
Deadwood
Deadwood is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,191 m. Little Bald Mountain stands 2,190 m to the east-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Derby, a historic site 2.0 miles away.
ghost town in Placer County, California
How to reach it
Coordinates39.08060, -120.68900
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Sugar Loaf: 3.5 mi
- Tanners Point: 4.3 mi
- Sage Hill: 4.8 mi
- Cottage Home Hill: 5.5 mi
- Pennsylvania Point: 5.7 mi
Parks: 50
- Leroy E Botts Memorial Park: 7.9 mi
- Peoples Park: 9.3 mi
- Firepit: 15.9 mi
- Meadow Vista Park: 19.0 mi
- Lodestar Park: 19.6 mi
Historic sites: 27
- Derby: 2.0 mi
- Bullion: 2.4 mi
- Red Point Townsite: 4.7 mi
- Old Bird's Store (Tahoe NF): 4.9 mi
- Stevens Trail: 9.4 mi
Cliffs: 17
- Red Point: 4.7 mi
- Big Crater: 6.4 mi
- Little Crater: 8.1 mi
- Lovers Leap: 9.1 mi
- Sailor Point: 12.0 mi
Museums: 14
- Foresthill Divide Museum: 8.0 mi
- Heritage Museum: 14.2 mi
- Nevada County Narrow Guage Railroad Museum: 21.2 mi
- Nevada County Historical Society History Center: 21.5 mi
- Firehouse Number 1 Museum: 21.6 mi
Springs: 11
- Dad Youngs Spring: 8.3 mi
- Government Spring: 9.6 mi
- Dawson Spring: 10.9 mi
- Coyote Spring: 16.0 mi
- Health Springs: 19.1 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- Ralston Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
- French Meadows Day Use Site: 15.4 mi
- Lodgepole: 16.1 mi
- Day Use Area: 16.9 mi
- White Cloud Picnic Site: 18.4 mi
Nature reserves: 7
- Auburn State Recreation Area: 7.2 mi
- Towle Conservation Easement: 9.3 mi
- Adam Ryan Wildlife Preserve: 19.3 mi
- Woodpecker Wildlife Preserve / Geri Bergen Memorial Forest: 19.7 mi
- Finnon Recreation Area: 19.9 mi
Attractions: 5
- cave: 12.9 mi
- Missouri Bar: 21.1 mi
- Bourn Cottage: 21.2 mi
- Illinois Bar: 22.8 mi
- Edwards Crossing: 23.4 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Codfish Falls: 15.4 mi
- East Snow Mountain Falls: 17.1 mi
- Rock Creek: 20.2 mi
- Bassi Falls: 23.2 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 24.2 mi
Gardens: 4
- Dutch Flat Community Garden: 11.8 mi
- Prayer Garden: 15.8 mi
- Bourn Gardens: 21.2 mi
- Nisenan Garden: 22.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Gold Run Eastbound Rest Area: 11.1 mi
- Gold Run Westbound Rest Area: 11.2 mi
- Alpha - Omega Rest Area: 16.6 mi
Beaches: 3
- Dog Beach: 16.8 mi
- Tamaroo Bar: 23.3 mi
- Oregon Bar: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Red Dog: 14.7 mi
- North Bloomfield: 22.8 mi
Artworks: 1
- Giant Indian Statues: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Deadwood. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Bald Mountain | ENE 66° | 2,190 m | 10.7 mi |
| Duncan Peak | ENE 62° | 2,160 m | 10.7 mi |
| Sunflower Hill | ENE 64° | 2,137 m | 14.0 mi |
| Black Mountain | NNE 18° | 2,131 m | 14.6 mi |
| Quartz Mountain | NNE 23° | 2,125 m | 14.0 mi |
| Canada Hill | NE 52° | 2,048 m | 10.8 mi |
| Cherry Point | NE 38° | 2,048 m | 15.5 mi |
| Sugar Pine Point | NE 34° | 1,882 m | 13.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:53 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:02 | 16:44 |
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 | 44 | 45 | 48 | 53 | 60 | 69 | 77 | 77 | 72 | 62 | 50 | 43 |
| Precip in | 9.1 | 9.2 | 8.7 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 5.2 | 7.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Georgetown RS, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Placer County · 3 mi
- Colfax · 14 mi
- Coloma · 22 mi
- Grass Valley · 22 mi
- Auburn · 24 mi
- Placerville · 25 mi
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