Alden Historical Marker
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
Named places within 25 miles
- Horn Peak: 2.0 mi
- Little Pilot: 3.5 mi
- Bailey Hill: 4.3 mi
- Cottonwood Peak: 4.4 mi
- Black Mountain: 5.9 mi
- 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
- Klamath River Fishing Access: 3.2 mi
- China Hill Yreka Phlox Preserve: 12.7 mi
- Shasta Valley Wildlife Area: 16.1 mi
- Oredson-Todd Woods: 17.4 mi
- Siskiyou Mountain Park: 17.5 mi
- Klamathon: 4.1 mi
- Iron Gate Dam: 7.3 mi
- Copco Number 2 Dam: 12.8 mi
- Copco Number 1 Dam: 13.1 mi
- Potter's Mill: 19.0 mi
- Sheep Camp Spring: 16.8 mi
- Dutchman Spring: 17.8 mi
- Yellowjacket Spring: 19.6 mi
- Reeves' Ranch Spring: 22.2 mi
- Jenny Creek Spring: 22.6 mi
- ScienceWorks: 19.3 mi
- Green Show: 19.9 mi
- Oregon Shakespeare Festival: 19.9 mi
- Cedarwood barn: 23.0 mi
- Sterling Mine Tunnel: 23.4 mi
- Jack Daniel: 5.0 mi
- Captain Morgan: 5.0 mi
- Welcoming Dragon: 12.0 mi
- Welcome Sign / Sculpture: 13.8 mi
- Mirror Cove Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
- Lower Greenhorn Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
- Madrone: 19.5 mi
- Martins Dairy Picnic Area: 21.7 mi
- Clay St Community Garden: 18.5 mi
- Japanese Garden: 19.7 mi
- Ashland Creek Community Garden: 20.2 mi
- Helman Community Garden: 20.7 mi
- Ward's Canyon: 12.3 mi
- Klamath Rim: 14.3 mi
- Pompadour Bluff: 19.3 mi
- Railroad Museum: 14.0 mi
- Siskiyou County Museum: 14.3 mi
- Talent Historical Society: 24.5 mi
- Randolph E. Collier Rest Area: 5.1 mi
- Siskiyou Rest Area: 17.0 mi
- Pinehurst: 17.1 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ashland | NNW 326° | 2,296 m | 12.8 mi |
| McDonald Peak | NW 320° | 2,203 m | 14.0 mi |
| Siskiyou Peak | NW 314° | 2,178 m | 13.4 mi |
| Big Red Mountain | WNW 303° | 2,149 m | 16.0 mi |
| Split Rock | NW 322° | 2,109 m | 14.6 mi |
| Cottonwood Peak | SW 232° | 2,014 m | 4.4 mi |
| Sterling Mountain | WNW 290° | 2,012 m | 14.2 mi |
| McKinley Mountain | SW 223° | 1,899 m | 16.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 20:08 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 15:58 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 40 | 44 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 36 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montague Siskiyou AP, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358799738
Day trips start here
- Hornbrook · 2 mi
- Klamath River · 13 mi
- Yreka · 14 mi
- Ashland · 19 mi
- Siskiyou County · 24 mi
- Talent · 24 mi
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