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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: 60
  • 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: 25
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
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
Picnic sites: 3
  • (Unnamed) Island Picnic Site: 17.2 mi
  • Fishermans Point: 17.8 mi
  • Bailey Cove Day Use: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 2
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.7 miles of California-Oregon Highway Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bully Choop MountainWNW2,109 m24.0 mi
Paradise PeakWNW1,920 m22.9 mi
Shasta BallyWNW1,882 m19.7 mi
Shoemaker BallyWNW1,807 m21.0 mi
Lookout PeakW1,734 m24.3 mi
Little BallyWNW1,640 m18.1 mi
South Fork MountainWNW1,521 m16.6 mi
Buckhorn BallyWNW1,520 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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