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West Hartley

West Hartley from directly overhead

West Hartley is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 132 m. Mount Diablo stands 1,173 m to the southwest, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Judsonville, a ghost town 1.3 miles away.

Ghost town in Contra Costa County, California

How to reach it

Coordinates37.94060, -121.81300

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Dallas Ranch Park: 1.5 mi
  • Diablo West Park: 2.0 mi
  • Contra Loma Regional Park: 2.3 mi
  • Antioch Community Park: 2.6 mi
  • Prewett Family Park: 2.7 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Rose Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Kreiger Peak: 3.8 mi
  • Mount Olympia: 5.6 mi
  • North Peak: 5.8 mi
  • Red Leg Peak: 6.0 mi
Attractions
  • Babe Ruth Baseball Field: 5.2 mi
  • The Old Borges Ranchouse: 10.9 mi
  • Windy Grove Cars: 11.9 mi
  • Red Baron Airplanes: 11.9 mi
  • Dragon Roller Coaster: 11.9 mi
Gardens
Picnic sites
  • Mount Diablo Summit Barbecue Area: 7.1 mi
  • Deer Flat: 7.6 mi
  • Grapevine Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
  • Laurel Nook Group Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
  • Toyon Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
Artworks
  • The Steelworker: 7.4 mi
  • Our Lady of Pittsburg: 7.4 mi
  • Heritage Plaza: 7.4 mi
  • Ore Cart: 7.5 mi
  • The Fisherman: 7.5 mi
Museums: 42
Springs: 16
  • Sycamore Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Sheepherder Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Marsh Creek Headwaters Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Burma Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Moses Rock Spring: 8.4 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Cliffs: 5
  • Mitchell Rock: 7.3 mi
  • Turtle Rock: 8.8 mi
  • The Devil's Shelf: 16.4 mi
  • Del Valle Cliffs: 22.2 mi
  • Chab: 22.5 mi
Beaches: 5
Waterfalls: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Stop: 19.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of West Hartley. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DiabloSW 234°1,173 m6.9 mi
Devil's PulpitSW 233°1,110 m6.8 mi
North PeakSW 236°1,084 m5.8 mi
Ransom PointSW 236°1,037 m6.7 mi
Mount OlympiaWSW 241°898 m5.6 mi
Eagle PeakWSW 249°722 m7.3 mi
Red Leg PeakS 184°652 m6.0 mi
Oyster PointSSW 205°644 m8.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:19
June solstice05:4619:5420:34
September equinox06:5618:3119:06
December solstice07:2016:1116:52

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485257616773767573665548
Precip in2.72.41.90.90.40.10.00.00.10.41.22.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Antioch Pumping PLT #3, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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