Ghost town · California
Shasta State Historic Park
Shasta State Historic Park is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 316 m. Bully Choop Mountain stands 2,109 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Courthouse Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away.
state park in California, USA
How to reach it
Coordinates40.59851, -122.49153
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Mule Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Sugarloaf: 3.4 mi
- Democrat Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Monarch Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Kanaka Peak: 4.2 mi
Parks: 58
- Salt Creek Heights Neighborhood Park: 2.8 mi
- Mary Lake Park: 3.5 mi
- Woods Memorial Park: 3.6 mi
- Ridgeview Park: 4.2 mi
- Amethyst Park: 4.2 mi
Artworks: 25
- Girl and the Wolf: 5.0 mi
- Yes, We Do Tires: 5.2 mi
- Mount Shasta: 5.2 mi
- Starling: 5.2 mi
- Poppies: 5.2 mi
Historic sites: 11
- Pioneer Baby's Grave: 0.5 mi
- Kennedy Memorial Plaque: 2.3 mi
- Caldwell Monument: 5.2 mi
- The Monolith: 6.1 mi
- Twin Tower Memorial: 8.5 mi
Museums: 9
- Courthouse Museum: 0.1 mi
- General Merchandise: 0.1 mi
- Behrens-Eaton Display Museum: 5.0 mi
- Eaton House: 5.1 mi
- Old City Hall Art Gallery: 5.3 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- (Unnamed) Island Picnic Site: 4.9 mi
- Vista Point: 6.5 mi
- Vista Point: 6.7 mi
- OAKBOTTOM: 7.6 mi
- Fishermans Point: 9.0 mi
Gardens: 6
- Matson, Mowder, Howe Celebration Garden: 5.1 mi
- Chilean Garden: 5.8 mi
- Medicinal Garden: 5.8 mi
- Australian Garden: 5.8 mi
- South African Garden: 5.8 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Shasta: 0.8 mi
- Whiskeytown: 4.4 mi
- Gas Point: 12.8 mi
- Deadwood: 15.2 mi
- Minersville: 23.2 mi
Attractions: 4
- McConnell Botanical Gardens: 5.8 mi
- Sundial Bridge: 6.0 mi
- Shasta Lake Ranger Station: 10.8 mi
- Lake Shasta Caverns: 17.3 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Oak Savannah Arboretum: 6.1 mi
- Turtle Bay Bird Sanctuary: 6.4 mi
- Lema Ranch: 8.6 mi
- Clover Creek Preserve: 9.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
- O'Brien Rest Area: 16.3 mi
- Lakehead Rest Area: 22.6 mi
- Moon Lim Lee Rest Area: 24.1 mi
Beaches: 2
- Brandy Creek Beach: 4.4 mi
- Oak Bottom Beach: 6.2 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Whiskeytown Falls: 9.5 mi
- Crystal Creek Falls: 9.7 mi
Springs: 1
- Brushy Hollow Spring: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Shasta State Historic Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bully Choop Mountain | WSW 258° | 2,109 m | 14.8 mi |
| Paradise Peak | WSW 257° | 1,920 m | 13.6 mi |
| Shasta Bally | W 271° | 1,882 m | 8.6 mi |
| Shoemaker Bally | W 260° | 1,807 m | 11.1 mi |
| Gunsight Peak | WSW 257° | 1,744 m | 16.8 mi |
| Lookout Peak | WSW 247° | 1,734 m | 16.6 mi |
| Bluenose Peak | WSW 250° | 1,647 m | 20.2 mi |
| Little Bally | WSW 256° | 1,640 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:04 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:03 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 50 | 53 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 83 | 81 | 76 | 65 | 53 | 46 |
| Precip in | 10.7 | 11.6 | 9.9 | 5.0 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 6.3 | 11.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Whiskeytown Rsvr, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location confirmed against Wikidata.
WikidataDay trips start here
- Shasta · 1 mi
- Whiskeytown National Recreation Area · 4 mi
- Redding · 7 mi
- Shasta Lake · 8 mi
- French Gulch · 11 mi
- Palo Cedro · 14 mi
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