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Logtown

Logtown from directly overhead

Logtown is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 571 m. Baltic Peak stands 1,541 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is China Mountain, a peak 3.2 miles away.

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Coordinates38.63330, -120.85220
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • China Mountain: 3.2 mi
  • Mount Aigare: 4.1 mi
  • Sugarloaf: 6.4 mi
  • Sacramento Hill: 6.7 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 7.8 mi
Parks: 59
  • Shingle Springs Park Plaza: 3.8 mi
  • Shingle Springs State Historic Landmark 456: 3.8 mi
  • Diamond Spring State Historic Landmark: 4.7 mi
  • Shingle Springs Community Park: 5.0 mi
  • Old Depot Bike Park: 5.1 mi
Museums: 35
Historic sites: 26
Attractions: 9
  • Twin Bridges Swimming Hole: 8.2 mi
  • Cameron Park CSD Pool: 8.4 mi
  • Southwind Labradors: 8.8 mi
  • The Old Schoolhouse, Drytown: 13.4 mi
  • Historic Joseph H. Thomas House: 14.8 mi
Cliffs: 8
Nature reserves: 7
Picnic sites: 7
  • "Love Comes Softly" movie set: 14.0 mi
  • Bridal Veil Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
  • A Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
  • Antelope Creek Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
  • B Picnic Area: 24.5 mi
Springs: 7
  • Spanish Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Marble Springs: 15.9 mi
  • Liddicoat Spring: 18.3 mi
  • Canzatti Spring: 21.9 mi
  • Jay Bird Spring: 22.7 mi
Beaches: 6
  • Pit Stop Beach: 13.1 mi
  • Laurel Beach: 18.4 mi
  • Moot Rock Beach: 18.4 mi
  • Horse Shoe Hill Shore: 18.5 mi
  • Oregon Bar: 19.4 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Pecker Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Rock Creek: 11.9 mi
  • Leete Falls: 17.7 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 21.5 mi
  • Antelope Creek Falla: 23.3 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Artworks: 5
Gardens: 4
  • Sherwood Demonstration Garden: 6.5 mi
  • Pheonix Community Garden: 20.1 mi
  • Ridgeview EcoLab: 20.2 mi
  • Prayer Garden: 24.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Logtown. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baltic PeakENE1,541 m18.6 mi
Big ButteE1,306 m16.0 mi
Big MountainNE1,283 m18.2 mi
Hope MountainE1,281 m17.2 mi
Middle ButteE1,260 m16.2 mi
Sunday RidgeE1,233 m16.9 mi
Slate MountainNE1,161 m15.9 mi
Little ButteE1,142 m16.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4119:16
June solstice05:4019:5220:32
September equinox06:5218:2719:02
December solstice07:1816:0416:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464852556270777672635245

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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