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Caldwell Monument

Caldwell Monument from directly overhead

Caldwell Monument is a historic site in California, at a recorded elevation of 141 m. Bully Choop Mountain stands 2,109 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Matson, Mowder, Howe Celebration Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
140.96 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.59337, -122.39334

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 57
  • Caldwell Park: 0.1 mi
  • Lake Redding Park: 0.4 mi
  • Sacramento River Trail North - Diestelhorst Trailhead: 0.5 mi
  • Whistle Stop Park: 0.6 mi
  • Carnelian Park: 0.7 mi
Artworks: 25
  • Dandelions: 0.3 mi
  • Howell's Dive Shop Mural: 0.4 mi
  • Welcome to Redding: 0.4 mi
  • Mount Shasta: 0.4 mi
  • Human Sundial: 0.4 mi
Historic sites: 10
Museums: 9
Picnic sites: 8
  • Fishermans Point: 8.4 mi
  • Vista Point: 8.6 mi
  • Vista Point: 8.8 mi
  • (Unnamed) Island Picnic Site: 9.9 mi
  • OAKBOTTOM: 12.5 mi
Gardens: 6
  • Matson, Mowder, Howe Celebration Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Chilean Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Medicinal Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Australian Garden: 0.6 mi
  • South African Garden: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Ghost towns: 5
Attractions: 4
Waterfalls: 4
  • Whiskeytown Falls: 14.6 mi
  • Crystal Creek Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Clover Creek Falls: 20.2 mi
  • Bear Creek Falls: 23.8 mi
Beaches: 2
Springs: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of Caldwell Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bully Choop MountainW 262°2,109 m19.8 mi
Paradise PeakW 262°1,920 m18.6 mi
Shasta BallyW 272°1,882 m13.7 mi
Shoemaker BallyW 264°1,807 m16.2 mi
Lookout PeakWSW 254°1,734 m21.3 mi
Little BallyW 263°1,640 m13.1 mi
Schell MountainNNW 338°1,580 m19.5 mi
South Fork MountainW 261°1,521 m11.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4619:22
June solstice05:4020:0320:45
September equinox06:5818:3219:08
December solstice07:3116:0316:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475053596775838176655346
Precip in10.711.69.95.03.11.30.20.10.52.86.311.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Whiskeytown Rsvr, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/1705316077

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