Ghost town · California
Horseshoe Bend
Horseshoe Bend is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 251 m. Pilot Peak stands 1,826 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Hunters Valley Point Recreation Area, a park 0.8 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 21 miles off.
ghost town in California, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates37.67600, -120.23160
- 20.9 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewpoint for Giant Sequoias · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Horseshoe Bend Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Hunter Valley Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Louise Point: 2.8 mi
- Peñon Blanco Peak: 4.2 mi
- Virginia Point: 4.4 mi
Parks: 35
- Hunters Valley Point Recreation Area: 0.8 mi
- Horseshoe Bend Recreation Area: 1.4 mi
- Coulterville Main Street Historic District: 3.1 mi
- Coulterville Park: 3.1 mi
- Barrett Cove Recreation Area: 4.1 mi
Springs: 17
- Morning Star Spring: 6.0 mi
- McNulty Spring: 9.6 mi
- Freeze-Out Spring: 11.7 mi
- Fremont Spring: 11.7 mi
- Salt Spring: 13.5 mi
Museums: 10
- The Northern Mariposa Country History Center: 3.0 mi
- Groveland Jail: 11.2 mi
- Groveland Museum: 11.4 mi
- Mariposa Museum and History Center: 19.2 mi
- Tuolumne City Memorial Museum: 19.7 mi
Historic sites: 10
- Fremont’s Fort: 8.4 mi
- Miner’s Camp: 12.9 mi
- Tuolumne Gold Dredge: 13.7 mi
- Old Crimea House: 17.3 mi
- Mark Twain Bret Harte Trail - Chinese Camp: 17.3 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Cat Town: 8.1 mi
- Mount Ophir: 14.4 mi
- Chinese Camp: 17.4 mi
- Agua Fria: 17.6 mi
- Davis's Ferry: 21.9 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Moccasin Point: 12.0 mi
- Remote Camp: 13.1 mi
- Indian Flat Day Use: 21.1 mi
- Carlon Day Use Area: 22.3 mi
- Red Bud Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
Attractions: 6
- Heisler #2 Steam Engine: 19.7 mi
- Jamestown Branch Jail: 21.9 mi
- Merced Grove: 22.0 mi
- Tunnel Tree: 24.1 mi
- Hetch Hetchy Railroad Number 6: 24.3 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Diana Falls: 11.2 mi
- Carlon Falls: 23.0 mi
- Preston Falls: 24.0 mi
- Little Nellie Falls: 24.7 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Red Hills: 17.4 mi
- Merced Vernal Pools and Grassland Reserve: 21.2 mi
- Merced Grasslands: 22.5 mi
- Merced County Preserve: 23.1 mi
Beaches: 3
- Pine Mountain Lake Marina Beach: 12.1 mi
- Lake Lodge Beach: 12.2 mi
- Dunn Court Beach: 12.4 mi
Gardens: 3
- Dedication Garden: 12.9 mi
- Gardening Club Orchard: 23.4 mi
- Gardening Club: 24.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
- The Grotto: 21.4 mi
- Jailhouse Rock: 24.0 mi
- Negro Jack Point: 24.0 mi
Artworks: 3
- Beginnings: 23.9 mi
- Bobcat: 23.9 mi
- Big Rufus: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Horseshoe Bend. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Peak | ENE 70° | 1,826 m | 17.2 mi |
| Little Grizzly Mountain | E 82° | 1,323 m | 17.4 mi |
| Bullion Knob | SE 132° | 1,297 m | 14.7 mi |
| Fremont Peak | SE 133° | 1,277 m | 11.7 mi |
| Bullion Mountain | SE 133° | 1,272 m | 11.7 mi |
| Wet Meadow Hill | NNE 13° | 1,206 m | 17.0 mi |
| Sugarloaf | NNE 17° | 1,180 m | 16.0 mi |
| Smith Peak | NE 40° | 1,175 m | 11.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:48 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:25 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:05 | 16:46 |
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 | 42 | 44 | 48 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 58 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 6.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groveland 2, 12 mi away.
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