Ghost town · California
Middle Bar
Middle Bar is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 171 m. Manuel Peak stands 1,354 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Goat Hill, a peak 1.6 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.
human settlement in United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates38.29760, -120.75000
- 21.2 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Goat Hill: 1.6 mi
- Big Dome: 1.8 mi
- Stockton Hill: 2.2 mi
- Tunnel Hill: 2.9 mi
- French Hill: 3.1 mi
Parks
- Mokelumne Hill Park: 2.4 mi
- Mokelumne Hill State Historic Landmark: 2.5 mi
- Gold Ridge Park: 3.0 mi
- Plaza Park: 3.7 mi
- Detert Park: 4.2 mi
Museums: 15
- Amador County Museum: 3.9 mi
- Change House Museum and Gift Shop: 5.1 mi
- Knight Foundry: 7.2 mi
- Monteverde Store Museum: 7.3 mi
- Calaveras County Historical Museum: 7.9 mi
Attractions: 12
- Kennedy Gold Mine: 5.1 mi
- Sutter Gold Mine: 8.5 mi
- Historic Joseph H. Thomas House: 9.4 mi
- The Old Schoolhouse, Drytown: 11.3 mi
- Black Chasm Cavern: 11.5 mi
Historic sites: 11
- Tailing Wheel No. 3: 4.7 mi
- Flume Tressel Piers: 4.8 mi
- Tailing Wheel No. 2: 4.8 mi
- Tailing Wheel No. 1: 4.8 mi
- Massa Tunnel: 4.9 mi
Springs: 11
- Spanish Spring: 12.7 mi
- Canzatti Spring: 15.6 mi
- Gooseberry Spring: 19.4 mi
- Marble Springs: 19.6 mi
- Liddicoat Spring: 20.2 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- A Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
- B Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
- C Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
- Heron Point Day Use: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Michigan Bar: 21.2 mi
- Carson Hill: 22.8 mi
- Logtown: 23.8 mi
Gardens: 1
- F - Master Gardener's Demonstration Garden: 8.7 mi
Beaches: 1
- Mokelumne Beach: 18.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridge: 22.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
- McKays Point: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Middle Bar. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manuel Peak | E 100° | 1,354 m | 19.9 mi |
| Cougar Rock | ESE 103° | 1,298 m | 20.1 mi |
| Mount Crossman | NE 45° | 1,184 m | 16.5 mi |
| Round Mountain | NNE 23° | 1,063 m | 18.1 mi |
| Cement Hill | NNE 22° | 1,018 m | 19.6 mi |
| Fort Mountain | ENE 78° | 999 m | 15.3 mi |
| Mount Zion | NE 40° | 899 m | 8.3 mi |
| Mineral Mountain | ESE 115° | 856 m | 17.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:51 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:05 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 | 66 | 73 | 79 | 78 | 75 | 66 | 55 | 48 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Camp Pardee, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
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- Placerville · 30 mi
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