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Deadwood

Deadwood from directly overhead

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

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Coordinates39.08060, -120.68900
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 54
  • Leroy E Botts Memorial Park: 7.9 mi
  • Peoples Park: 9.3 mi
  • Emigrant Gap Historical Marker: 15.5 mi
  • Firepit: 15.9 mi
  • Meadow Vista Park: 19.0 mi
Historic sites: 31
  • 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: 18
Museums: 14
Springs: 12
  • 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
Nature reserves: 8
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
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
Beaches: 3
  • Dog Beach: 16.8 mi
  • Tamaroo Bar: 23.3 mi
  • Oregon Bar: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Giant Indian Statues: 23.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Deadwood. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little Bald MountainENE 66°2,190 m10.7 mi
Duncan PeakENE 62°2,160 m10.7 mi
Sunflower HillENE 64°2,137 m14.0 mi
Black MountainNNE 18°2,131 m14.6 mi
Quartz MountainNNE 23°2,125 m14.0 mi
Canada HillNE 52°2,048 m10.8 mi
Cherry PointNE 38°2,048 m15.5 mi
Sugar Pine PointNE 34°1,882 m13.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4019:15
June solstice05:3819:5320:33
September equinox06:5118:2619:01
December solstice07:1916:0216:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444548536069777772625043
Precip in9.19.28.74.72.50.70.00.10.42.75.27.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Georgetown RS, 12 mi away.

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