Ghost town · California
Whiskeytown
Whiskeytown is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 374 m. Bully Choop Mountain stands 2,109 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is (Unnamed) Island Picnic Site, a picnic site 1.2 miles away.
ghost town in Shasta County, California
How to reach it
Coordinates40.63480, -122.56100
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- South Fork Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Monarch Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Mad Mule Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Iron Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Merry Mountain: 3.8 mi
Parks: 57
- French Gulch Historic District: 6.4 mi
- French Gulch County Park: 6.5 mi
- Salt Creek Heights Neighborhood Park: 7.1 mi
- Coggins Park: 7.8 mi
- Mary Lake Park: 7.9 mi
Artworks: 23
- Girl and the Wolf: 9.3 mi
- Mount Shasta: 9.4 mi
- Yes, We Do Tires: 9.4 mi
- Starling: 9.4 mi
- Howell's Dive Shop Mural: 9.4 mi
Historic sites: 11
- Kennedy Memorial Plaque: 2.7 mi
- Pioneer Baby's Grave: 3.9 mi
- Caldwell Monument: 9.2 mi
- The Monolith: 10.2 mi
- Twin Tower Memorial: 10.4 mi
Museums: 10
- Courthouse Museum: 4.4 mi
- General Merchandise: 4.5 mi
- Behrens-Eaton Display Museum: 9.3 mi
- Eaton House: 9.3 mi
- Old City Hall Art Gallery: 9.5 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- (Unnamed) Island Picnic Site: 1.2 mi
- Fishermans Point: 9.5 mi
- Behive Beach: 16.8 mi
- Bailey Cove Day Use: 17.1 mi
- Salt Creek Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
Gardens: 6
- Matson, Mowder, Howe Celebration Garden: 9.1 mi
- Medicinal Garden: 9.8 mi
- Chilean Garden: 9.8 mi
- Australian Garden: 9.9 mi
- South African Garden: 9.9 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Shasta State Historic Park: 4.4 mi
- Shasta: 5.3 mi
- Deadwood: 10.8 mi
- Gas Point: 15.2 mi
- Minersville: 18.9 mi
Attractions: 4
- McConnell Botanical Gardens: 9.8 mi
- Sundial Bridge: 10.1 mi
- Shasta Lake Ranger Station: 12.6 mi
- Lake Shasta Caverns: 17.8 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Oak Savannah Arboretum: 10.1 mi
- Turtle Bay Bird Sanctuary: 10.4 mi
- Lema Ranch: 12.5 mi
- Clover Creek Preserve: 14.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
- O'Brien Rest Area: 16.8 mi
- Moon Lim Lee Rest Area: 20.2 mi
- National Recreation Area, Picnic Area - Tanbark: 21.1 mi
- Lakehead Rest Area: 21.3 mi
Beaches: 2
- Brandy Creek Beach: 1.3 mi
- Oak Bottom Beach: 1.8 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Crystal Creek Falls: 5.6 mi
- Whiskeytown Falls: 5.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Whiskeytown. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bully Choop Mountain | WSW 243° | 2,109 m | 12.1 mi |
| Paradise Peak | WSW 240° | 1,920 m | 11.1 mi |
| Shasta Bally | WSW 244° | 1,882 m | 5.5 mi |
| Shoemaker Bally | WSW 238° | 1,807 m | 8.6 mi |
| Gunsight Peak | WSW 243° | 1,744 m | 14.2 mi |
| Lookout Peak | SW 233° | 1,734 m | 14.7 mi |
| Bluenose Peak | WSW 239° | 1,647 m | 17.9 mi |
| Little Bally | SW 223° | 1,640 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:04 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 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
Day trips start here
- Whiskeytown National Recreation Area · 1 mi
- Shasta · 5 mi
- French Gulch · 6 mi
- Shasta Lake · 10 mi
- Redding · 11 mi
- Palo Cedro · 18 mi
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