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Forest

Forest from directly overhead

Forest is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,398 m. Sierra Buttes stands 2,617 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Table Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away.

unincorporated community in Sierra County, California, United States

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Coordinates39.49139, -120.85306
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Table Mountain: 1.4 mi
  • Bald Mountain: 1.6 mi
  • Graveyard Hill: 4.5 mi
  • Grizzly Peak: 4.5 mi
  • Snowden Hill: 4.9 mi
Parks: 23
  • Malakoff Diggins-North Bloomfield Historic District: 8.9 mi
  • Sierra City Community Center: 12.7 mi
  • Sierra City Community Park: 12.9 mi
  • Kentucky Mine Historic Park: 13.5 mi
  • Rock Creek Nature Study Area: 13.9 mi
Historic sites: 19
  • Downie Chapter 1249: 5.0 mi
  • North Bloomfield Mining and Gravel Company, California Registered Historical Landmark No. 852: 9.0 mi
  • Jolly Boys Mine: 12.1 mi
  • Jolly Boys Mine: 12.2 mi
  • Sierra Buttes Fire Lookout: 13.0 mi
Cliffs: 16
Picnic sites: 13
Museums: 10
Springs: 9
  • Upper Derbec Spring: 6.8 mi
  • Derbec Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Willow Spring: 7.1 mi
  • Holden Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Jackies Orchard Spring: 9.0 mi
Attractions: 9
  • Missouri Bar: 10.2 mi
  • Illinois Bar: 12.5 mi
  • Edwards Crossing: 13.1 mi
  • Emerald Pool: 14.6 mi
  • China Dam: 14.6 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Hackmans Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Loves Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Fern Falls: 18.3 mi
  • Frazier Falls: 18.6 mi
  • Weber Falls: 24.6 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 3
Gardens: 3
  • Nisenan Garden: 18.7 mi
  • Dutch Flat Community Garden: 19.7 mi
  • Bourn Gardens: 22.2 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Dog Beach: 16.2 mi
  • Hoyt Crossing Nude Beach: 17.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sierra ButtesENE 57°2,617 m13.0 mi
Fall Creek MountainESE 116°2,283 m13.4 mi
Bowman MountainESE 109°2,251 m12.6 mi
Pinoli PeakE 90°2,213 m10.9 mi
Rattlesnake PeakNNE 14°2,168 m13.7 mi
Red HillESE 105°2,158 m13.0 mi
Red HillESE 107°2,145 m13.0 mi
Needle PointNNE 13°2,129 m13.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4019:16
June solstice05:3719:5420:35
September equinox06:5218:2719:02
December solstice07:2116:0116:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394245505764706965554438
Precip in11.310.710.05.33.61.10.10.20.73.36.811.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Downieville, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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