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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. Grey Eagle Hill stands 999 m to the northeast, 23 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: 42
Historic sites: 42
Attractions: 40
Artworks: 27
Gardens: 20
  • 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: 15
Picnic sites: 9
  • "Love Comes Softly" movie set: 10.3 mi
  • Sturzen Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
  • Antelope Creek Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
  • Group community site: 12.7 mi
  • Group Picnic Area: 14.4 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 23.3 miles of Mormon Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grey Eagle HillNE999 m23.3 mi
Hotchkiss HillNE973 m21.8 mi
Shoemaker HillNE930 m20.9 mi
Castle RockENE905 m22.5 mi
White Oak PointENE869 m22.9 mi
Mameluke HillNE822 m20.8 mi
Bottle HillNE807 m22.0 mi
Mount AukumESE797 m22.9 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

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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