Ghost town · California
Soto
Soto is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 56 m. Cold Spring Hill stands 1,239 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Tehama County River Park, a park 4.3 miles away. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Butte County, California
How to reach it
Coordinates39.87690, -122.02100
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Tehama County River Park: 4.3 mi
- Estil C Clark Park: 8.2 mi
- Woodson Park: 8.8 mi
- Senior Center Park: 9.1 mi
- Martini Plaza: 9.3 mi
Peaks: 22
- Bald Knob: 10.5 mi
- Campbell Mound: 12.6 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 14.2 mi
- Brushy Mountain: 15.4 mi
- Promontory Point: 16.9 mi
Springs: 15
- Negro Spring: 11.2 mi
- Root Spring: 13.0 mi
- Bell Spring: 14.9 mi
- Colyear Springs: 15.2 mi
- Ballard Spring: 16.2 mi
Museums: 14
- Chico Air Museum: 10.0 mi
- Tehama County Museum: 11.7 mi
- Alta Schmidt House Museum: 13.0 mi
- Museum of Northern California Art: 13.5 mi
- Gateway Science Museum: 13.7 mi
Historic sites: 9
- IN HONOR OF ALL CHICO AREA VETERANS: 10.0 mi
- Bidwell Mansion: 13.7 mi
- Chico Community Labyrinth: 13.8 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 13.9 mi
- Phagna Norapamok Memorial: 14.1 mi
Artworks: 7
- Chico State Flame: 13.7 mi
- Ring Roll: 13.8 mi
- Three Sisters: 13.8 mi
- Monoliths: 13.8 mi
- Steel "Sculpture": 13.8 mi
Gardens: 4
- Mary Lemcke Camellia Garden: 13.8 mi
- George Petersen Rose Garden: 13.8 mi
- Chico Seed Orchard: 17.2 mi
- Discovery Garden: 21.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
- LT. John C. Helmick Rest Area: 10.6 mi
- Willows Rest Area Northbound: 22.0 mi
- Willows Rest Area Southbound: 22.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Steamboat Point: 11.8 mi
- Clarenback Point: 23.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Five Mile: 14.5 mi
- Paradise Lake Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Monroeville: 14.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Gray Davis Dye Creek Preserve: 15.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Soto. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold Spring Hill | ENE 57° | 1,239 m | 22.7 mi |
| Promontory Point | ENE 63° | 1,094 m | 16.9 mi |
| Platte Mountain | ENE 79° | 1,075 m | 20.3 mi |
| Portuguese Point | ENE 76° | 1,028 m | 21.7 mi |
| Pinnacle Peak | NE 52° | 988 m | 20.5 mi |
| Iron Mountain | NE 46° | 982 m | 21.0 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | NE 54° | 928 m | 15.4 mi |
| Cape Horn | ENE 75° | 895 m | 23.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:00 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:04 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 51 | 55 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 74 | 65 | 54 | 47 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orland, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location confirmed against Wikidata.
WikidataDay trips start here
- Corning · 9 mi
- Chico · 14 mi
- Tehama County · 21 mi
- Red Bluff · 24 mi
- Willows · 26 mi
- Glenn County · 28 mi
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