Ghost town · California
Dedrick
Dedrick is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 768 m. Thompson Peak stands 2,726 m to the north, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Dedrick Point, a peak 1.4 miles away.
ghost town in Trinity County, California, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates40.86278, -123.03667
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Dedrick Point: 1.4 mi
- Monument Peak: 3.7 mi
- Weaver Bally: 3.9 mi
- Little Granite Peak: 5.2 mi
- Mount Hilton: 6.6 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Canyon Creek Falls: 4.9 mi
- Middle Canyon Creek Falls: 6.4 mi
- Upper Canyon Creek Falls: 6.8 mi
- Grizzly Lake Falls: 10.4 mi
- Kickapoo Waterfall: 21.4 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Stoney Creek Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
- Clark Springs Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
- Big Bar Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
- Whites Bar Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
- Cedar Flat Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
Parks: 6
- Lowden Park: 10.6 mi
- Lee Fong Park Disc Golf Course: 10.6 mi
- Lewiston Community Park: 16.3 mi
- Hayfork Park: 22.9 mi
- French Gulch County Park: 23.4 mi
Springs: 5
- Cold Spring: 8.1 mi
- Hayfork Spring: 11.4 mi
- Marble Springs: 13.2 mi
- China Spring: 13.5 mi
- Fir Root Spring: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Canon City: 2.3 mi
- Minersville: 13.3 mi
- Deadwood: 18.7 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Russell Cabin: 7.5 mi
- Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park: 10.4 mi
- Eagle Rock Lookout: 17.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
- National Recreation Area, Picnic Area - Tanbark: 9.5 mi
- Moon Lim Lee Rest Area: 14.4 mi
Museums: 2
- Jake Jackson Memorial Museum: 10.5 mi
- Scott Museum: 19.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Limestone Bluffs: 21.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Hayfork Reservoir: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Dedrick. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Peak | N 356° | 2,726 m | 9.5 mi |
| Caesar Peak | N 360° | 2,714 m | 9.8 mi |
| Mount Hilton | N 352° | 2,694 m | 6.6 mi |
| Sawtooth Mountain | NNE 13° | 2,662 m | 7.8 mi |
| Caribou Mountain | NNE 19° | 2,609 m | 12.2 mi |
| Wedding Cake | N 356° | 2,605 m | 9.0 mi |
| Gibson Peak | ENE 57° | 2,560 m | 10.2 mi |
| Siligo Peak | NE 51° | 2,482 m | 9.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:48 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:07 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:04 | 16:48 |
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 | 40 | 43 | 47 | 52 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 45 | 39 |
| Precip in | 6.7 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 7.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Weaverville, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- French Gulch · 24 mi
- Whiskeytown National Recreation Area · 30 mi
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