Ghost town · California
Negro Flat
Negro Flat is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 428 m. Thompson Peak stands 2,726 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Dougherty Bluff, a cliff 3.0 miles away.
human settlement in California, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates41.24190, -123.28100
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Bowerman Peak: 4.9 mi
- High Point: 6.0 mi
- Horse Mountain: 6.3 mi
- Sauerkraut Peak: 6.4 mi
- Youngs Peak: 6.7 mi
Springs: 6
- High Spring: 8.0 mi
- China Spring: 16.5 mi
- Marble Springs: 17.3 mi
- Cub Bear Spring: 19.4 mi
- Soft Water Spring: 21.5 mi
Artworks: 6
- Graffiti Gate: 23.9 mi
- Horse Statue: 24.0 mi
- Skeleton Car: 24.6 mi
- Saint Mary Statue: 24.9 mi
- Siskiyou Valley: 24.9 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Ishi Pishi Falls: 14.9 mi
- Grizzly Lake Falls: 19.9 mi
- Upper Canyon Creek Falls: 23.6 mi
- Johnson Creek Falls: 24.0 mi
- Middle Canyon Creek Falls: 24.0 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Dougherty Bluff: 3.0 mi
- Limestone Bluffs: 7.9 mi
- Grant Bluffs: 9.2 mi
Parks: 3
- H E Beck Junior Memorial Branch: 13.4 mi
- Tish Tang Campground & River Access: 24.1 mi
- Johnson - Joss Park: 24.8 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Russell Cabin: 21.7 mi
- Ormond Edward Quigley: 24.5 mi
Museums: 2
- Hoopa Valley Museum: 24.5 mi
- Etna Museum: 24.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Russian Wilderness: 17.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Fish Lake Campground Day Use Area: 21.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Negro Flat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Peak | SE 144° | 2,726 m | 20.6 mi |
| Russian Peak | E 81° | 2,459 m | 17.3 mi |
| Packers Peak | ESE 123° | 2,390 m | 19.2 mi |
| Coyote Peak | ESE 122° | 2,365 m | 19.1 mi |
| Wildcat Peak | E 82° | 2,327 m | 18.7 mi |
| Deadman Peak | ESE 104° | 2,322 m | 18.5 mi |
| Grizzly Peak | E 83° | 2,306 m | 18.2 mi |
| Etna Mountain | ENE 59° | 2,295 m | 19.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:49 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:09 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:04 | 16:48 |
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 | 37 | 41 | 46 | 51 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 72 | 67 | 54 | 43 | 37 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cecilville, 10 mi away.
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