New Idria Mercury Mine
New Idria Mercury Mine is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 801 m. San Benito Mountain stands 1,597 m to the south-southeast, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is New Idria, a ghost town less than a tenth of a mile away. 77 named places lie within 25 miles, 56 of them named summits.
ghost town in San Benito County, California
How to reach it
77 named places within 25 miles
- North Hill: 1.6 mi
- Idria Peak: 1.6 mi
- Sampson Peak: 1.8 mi
- San Carlos Peak: 2.0 mi
- San Benito Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Car: 0.1 mi
- Truck: 0.1 mi
- Bus: 0.2 mi
- Exploratory Mine Shaft: 0.4 mi
- Vehicle: 0.5 mi
- Aqua Buena Spring: 6.5 mi
- Dick Wright Spring: 10.1 mi
- Splitrock Spring: 22.5 mi
- Live Oak Spring: 22.5 mi
- McMillan Spring: 22.8 mi
- San Benito Wilderness Study Area: 3.0 mi
- Griswold Hills Day use area: 13.5 mi
- Panoche Hills: 23.0 mi
- Los Gatos Creek County Park: 14.0 mi
- Coalinga Mineral Springs County Park: 19.8 mi
- New Idria: 0.0 mi
- Laguna falls: 9.6 mi
- The Bluff: 14.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of New Idria Mercury Mine. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Benito Mountain | SSE 154° | 1,597 m | 3.6 mi |
| Santa Rita Peak | SE 141° | 1,560 m | 6.3 mi |
| Condon Peak | SSE 156° | 1,514 m | 7.6 mi |
| San Carlos Peak | SSE 152° | 1,472 m | 2.0 mi |
| Alta Peak | S 171° | 1,428 m | 4.1 mi |
| Sampson Peak | WSW 251° | 1,420 m | 1.8 mi |
| North Hill | SSE 153° | 1,418 m | 1.6 mi |
| Idria Peak | SSW 212° | 1,415 m | 1.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:46 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:27 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:12 | 16:52 |
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 | 45 | 47 | 49 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 73 | 74 | 69 | 59 | 49 | 44 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Priest Valley, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Pinnacles National Park · 28 mi
- King City · 29 mi
- San Benito County · 29 mi
- Monterey County · 30 mi
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