Ghost town · California
French Flat
French Flat is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 467 m. Elizabeth Peak stands 1,486 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is National Recreation Area, a nature reserve 1.8 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.
How to reach it
Coordinates37.97222, -120.47139
- 18.7 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Peoria Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Bostick Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Carson Hill: 3.8 mi
- Quartz Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Union Hill: 4.9 mi
Parks
- Tuttletown Recreation Area: 2.3 mi
- Rocca Park: 2.9 mi
- Mother Lode Fairgrounds: 4.5 mi
- Woods Creek Rotary Park: 4.5 mi
- Foster's Prospectors Park: 4.7 mi
Springs: 28
- Gold Spring: 6.2 mi
- Vine Spring: 6.5 mi
- Lord Spring: 7.0 mi
- Turners Spring: 9.0 mi
- Hicks Spring: 10.5 mi
Museums: 13
- Jamestown Museum: 2.9 mi
- Tuolumne County Museum: 4.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial Military Museum: 4.9 mi
- Columbia Museum: 5.8 mi
- Angels Camp Museum: 8.2 mi
Historic sites: 13
- Springfield Armory/School/Store: 4.7 mi
- Grumman TS-2A Tracker: 5.1 mi
- Mark Twain Bret Harte Trail - Chinese Camp: 7.3 mi
- Mark Twain Monument: 8.0 mi
- Vallecito Western Mine: 8.5 mi
Attractions: 9
- Jamestown Branch Jail: 2.9 mi
- Moaning Caverns Adventure Park: 6.7 mi
- Murphys Pokey: 11.4 mi
- Mercer Caverns: 12.4 mi
- Heisler #2 Steam Engine: 12.8 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Lupine Day Use Area: 2.2 mi
- Heron Point Day Use: 2.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 4.9 mi
- Moccasin Point: 12.4 mi
- Remote Camp: 20.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
- The Grotto: 3.2 mi
- Jailhouse Rock: 6.5 mi
- Negro Jack Point: 8.2 mi
- Lovers Leap: 16.6 mi
- McKays Point: 21.1 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- National Recreation Area: 1.8 mi
- Red Hills: 8.0 mi
- Calaveras South Grove Natural Preserve: 22.7 mi
- Calaveras Big Trees State Park: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Carson Hill: 4.3 mi
- Chinese Camp: 7.3 mi
- Horseshoe Bend: 24.3 mi
- Davis's Ferry: 24.5 mi
Beaches: 4
- Dunn Court Beach: 16.8 mi
- Pine Mountain Lake Marina Beach: 17.0 mi
- Lake Lodge Beach: 17.5 mi
- Cocklebur Beach: 22.9 mi
Gardens: 2
- F - Master Gardener's Demonstration Garden: 18.4 mi
- Dedication Garden: 20.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridge: 5.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of French Flat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Peak | ENE 63° | 1,486 m | 13.7 mi |
| Mount Provo | E 79° | 1,479 m | 14.7 mi |
| Murphy Peak | E 87° | 1,365 m | 16.9 mi |
| Wet Meadow Hill | ESE 103° | 1,206 m | 17.2 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | ENE 58° | 1,128 m | 7.7 mi |
| Darby Knob | NNE 19° | 1,127 m | 14.5 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | NNE 23° | 1,031 m | 15.5 mi |
| Tip Top Peak | SE 131° | 1,018 m | 15.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:49 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:26 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:05 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 50 | 54 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 80 | 76 | 66 | 55 | 48 |
| Precip in | 5.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Melones DAM HQ, 2 mi away.
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