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Alden Historical Marker

Alden Historical Marker from directly overhead

Alden Historical Marker is a historic site in California, at a recorded elevation of 695 m. Mount Ashland stands 2,296 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Horn Peak, a peak 2.0 miles away.

The story

park in Siskiyou County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49472102, joined on its GNIS feature id.

What the record says

Elevation
695 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.92653, -122.57864

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 49
  • Juniper Point Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
  • Newton Park: 13.4 mi
  • Ringe Park: 13.4 mi
  • Discovery Park: 13.6 mi
  • Gold Street Community Garden: 13.7 mi
Historic sites: 7
Springs: 7
Gardens: 5
  • Clay St Community Garden: 18.5 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 19.7 mi
  • Rose Garden: 19.8 mi
  • Ashland Creek Community Garden: 20.2 mi
  • Helman Community Garden: 20.7 mi
Attractions: 5
Artworks: 4
  • Jack Daniel: 5.0 mi
  • Captain Morgan: 5.0 mi
  • Welcoming Dragon: 12.0 mi
  • Welcome Sign / Sculpture: 13.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Cliffs: 3
Museums: 3
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Alden Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AshlandNNW 326°2,295.8 m12.8 mi
McDonald PeakNW 320°2,202.5 m14.0 mi
Siskiyou PeakNW 314°2,178.4 m13.4 mi
Big Red MountainWNW 303°2,149 m16.0 mi
Split RockNW 322°2,109 m14.6 mi
Cottonwood PeakSW 232°2,014.1 m4.4 mi
Sterling MountainWNW 290°2,012 m14.2 mi
McKinley MountainSW 223°1,899 m16.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4619:23
June solstice05:3620:0820:50
September equinox06:5818:3219:09
December solstice07:3615:5816:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374044495765747265534236
Precip in1.41.41.31.11.10.60.20.30.30.91.32.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montague Siskiyou AP, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358799738

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