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Mormon Island

Mormon Island from directly overhead

Mormon Island is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 143 m. Hotchkiss Hill stands 973 m to the northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Mormon Island Wetlands Natural Preserve, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away.

human settlement in United States of America

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Coordinates38.70350, -121.11740
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Mormon Island Wetlands State Park: 0.5 mi
  • Dike Eight Picnic Area: 0.7 mi
  • Elvie Perazzo Briggs Park: 1.1 mi
  • Econome Family Park: 1.2 mi
  • Browns Ravine Recreation Area: 1.4 mi
Peaks
  • Iron Mountain: 3.3 mi
  • Carpenter Hill: 3.9 mi
  • Nedbelle Peak: 4.5 mi
  • Volcano Hill: 4.6 mi
  • Blisk Peak: 4.6 mi
Museums: 43
Historic sites: 42
Attractions: 40
Artworks: 30
Gardens: 28
  • Ridgeview EcoLab: 5.1 mi
  • Pheonix Community Garden: 6.8 mi
  • Prayer Garden: 10.1 mi
  • Sherwood Demonstration Garden: 13.5 mi
  • Border Garden: 14.7 mi
Nature reserves: 16
Picnic sites: 11
  • "Love Comes Softly" movie set: 10.3 mi
  • Sturzen Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
  • Antelope Creek Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
  • Picnic Tables: 11.9 mi
  • Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
Cliffs: 8
Beaches: 7
  • Laurel Beach: 4.8 mi
  • Moot Rock Beach: 5.1 mi
  • Horse Shoe Hill Shore: 5.3 mi
  • Pit Stop Beach: 9.6 mi
  • Oregon Bar: 11.6 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Leete Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Pecker Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Antelope Creek Falla: 9.0 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 18.4 mi
  • Rock Creek: 19.5 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 3
  • Wetland Preserve: 9.1 mi
  • Huff Mineral Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Spanish Spring: 22.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.9 miles of Mormon Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hotchkiss HillNE 48°973 m21.8 mi
Shoemaker HillNE 53°930 m20.9 mi
Castle RockENE 68°905 m22.5 mi
White Oak PointENE 77°869 m22.9 mi
Mameluke HillNE 46°822 m20.8 mi
Bottle HillNE 41°807 m22.0 mi
Mount AukumESE 113°797 m22.9 mi
Cement HillNE 41°785 m21.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4219:17
June solstice05:4119:5420:33
September equinox06:5318:2819:03
December solstice07:2016:0516:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475053566472787773645347
Precip in7.06.56.12.81.60.40.00.10.21.43.06.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Auburn, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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