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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: 55
  • Caldwell Park: 0.1 mi
  • Lake Redding Park: 0.4 mi
  • Whistle Stop Park: 0.6 mi
  • Carnelian Park: 0.7 mi
  • River Side Park: 0.8 mi
Artworks: 24
  • 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
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
Picnic sites: 5
  • Fishermans Point: 8.4 mi
  • (Unnamed) Island Picnic Site: 9.9 mi
  • Bailey Cove Day Use: 14.8 mi
  • Behive Beach: 17.6 mi
  • Salt Creek Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
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 21.7 miles of Caldwell Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bully Choop MountainW2,109 m19.8 mi
Paradise PeakW1,920 m18.6 mi
Shasta BallyW1,882 m13.7 mi
Shoemaker BallyW1,807 m16.2 mi
Lookout PeakWSW1,734 m21.3 mi
Little BallyW1,640 m13.1 mi
Schell MountainNNW1,580 m19.5 mi
Buckhorn BallyW1,520 m16.8 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 50–80 °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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