Ghost town · California
Minersville
Minersville is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 723 m. Thompson Peak stands 2,726 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Clark Springs Picnic Area, a picnic site 1.7 miles away.
ghost town in Trinity County, California, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates40.85140, -122.78300
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Bowerman Peak: 3.8 mi
- Pettijohn Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Billys Peak: 5.0 mi
- Granite Peak: 6.2 mi
- Trinity Mountain: 6.4 mi
Parks: 10
- Lewiston Community Park: 10.4 mi
- Lowden Park: 11.4 mi
- Lee Fong Park Disc Golf Course: 11.9 mi
- French Gulch County Park: 12.4 mi
- French Gulch Historic District: 12.6 mi
Picnic sites: 8
- Clark Springs Picnic Area: 1.7 mi
- Stoney Creek Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
- (Unnamed) Island Picnic Site: 19.1 mi
- Behive Beach: 19.8 mi
- Fishermans Point: 21.5 mi
Historic sites: 7
- Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park: 11.7 mi
- Russell Cabin: 18.6 mi
- Kennedy Memorial Plaque: 21.6 mi
- Pioneer Baby's Grave: 22.7 mi
- Twin Tower Memorial: 24.5 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Canyon Creek Falls: 13.7 mi
- Middle Canyon Creek Falls: 14.4 mi
- Upper Canyon Creek Falls: 14.7 mi
- Crystal Creek Falls: 15.5 mi
- Whiskeytown Falls: 16.6 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Deadwood: 9.5 mi
- Dedrick: 13.3 mi
- Canon City: 14.2 mi
- Whiskeytown: 18.9 mi
- Shasta State Historic Park: 23.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
- National Recreation Area, Picnic Area - Tanbark: 3.9 mi
- Moon Lim Lee Rest Area: 15.3 mi
- Lakehead Rest Area: 20.6 mi
- O'Brien Rest Area: 24.6 mi
Museums: 4
- Scott Museum: 10.3 mi
- Jake Jackson Memorial Museum: 11.7 mi
- Courthouse Museum: 23.1 mi
- General Merchandise: 23.3 mi
Springs: 4
- Cold Spring: 11.5 mi
- Hayfork Spring: 20.5 mi
- China Spring: 21.0 mi
- Marble Springs: 24.8 mi
Beaches: 2
- Oak Bottom Beach: 17.3 mi
- Brandy Creek Beach: 19.6 mi
Gardens: 1
- Memorial Garden: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Minersville. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Peak | NW 307° | 2,726 m | 17.3 mi |
| Caesar Peak | NW 309° | 2,714 m | 16.9 mi |
| Mount Hilton | WNW 297° | 2,694 m | 15.9 mi |
| Sawtooth Mountain | NW 306° | 2,662 m | 14.2 mi |
| Caribou Mountain | NW 323° | 2,609 m | 15.4 mi |
| Wedding Cake | NW 305° | 2,605 m | 16.9 mi |
| Gibson Peak | NW 324° | 2,560 m | 7.9 mi |
| Siligo Peak | NW 317° | 2,482 m | 9.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:47 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:06 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:03 | 16:47 |
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 | 41 | 45 | 48 | 53 | 61 | 68 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 6.0 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 6.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Trinity RVR Hatchery, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- French Gulch · 13 mi
- Whiskeytown National Recreation Area · 20 mi
- Lakehead · 21 mi
- Shasta · 24 mi
- Shasta Lake · 25 mi
- Redding · 29 mi
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