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California-Oregon Highway Historical Marker

California-Oregon Highway Historical Marker from directly overhead

California-Oregon Highway Historical Marker is a historic site in California, at a recorded elevation of 132 m. Bully Choop Mountain stands 2,109 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is North Street Park, a park 1.5 miles away.

The story

park in Shasta County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49476583, matched on coordinates and name (56 m apart).

What the record says

Elevation
132 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.46590, -122.32457

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • North Street Park: 1.5 mi
  • Kapusta Open Space Area: 2.1 mi
  • Volonte Park: 2.1 mi
  • Kum Bay Xerel Open Space: 2.4 mi
  • Anderson River Park: 3.0 mi
Peaks
  • Seventeen Hill: 8.6 mi
  • Sugarloaf: 9.4 mi
  • Mule Mountain: 11.7 mi
  • Round Mountain: 11.8 mi
  • Petty Butte: 12.7 mi
Artworks: 26
Historic sites: 13
Museums: 10
Springs: 8
Gardens: 7
  • South African Garden: 9.3 mi
  • Chilean Garden: 9.3 mi
  • Australian Garden: 9.3 mi
  • Medicinal Garden: 9.3 mi
  • Matson, Mowder, Howe Celebration Garden: 9.6 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Vista Point: 9.7 mi
  • Vista Point: 10.3 mi
  • (Unnamed) Island Picnic Site: 17.2 mi
  • Fishermans Point: 17.8 mi
  • OAKBOTTOM: 20.0 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Attractions: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 4
  • Bear Creek Falls: 20.3 mi
  • Clover Creek Falls: 20.8 mi
  • Whiskeytown Falls: 21.2 mi
  • Crystal Creek Falls: 21.8 mi
Beaches: 2
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.5 miles of California-Oregon Highway Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bully Choop MountainWNW 285°2,109 m24.0 mi
Paradise PeakWNW 285°1,920 m22.9 mi
Shasta BallyWNW 298°1,882 m19.7 mi
Shoemaker BallyWNW 290°1,807 m21.0 mi
Lookout PeakW 277°1,734 m24.3 mi
Little BallyWNW 294°1,640 m18.1 mi
South Fork MountainWNW 295°1,521 m16.6 mi
Buckhorn BallyWNW 298°1,520 m22.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:22
June solstice05:4020:0320:44
September equinox06:5818:3219:08
December solstice07:3016:0316:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485154596877838175655347
Precip in6.05.54.62.41.80.70.10.10.41.93.56.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Redding AP, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358803026

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