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China Camp

China Camp from directly overhead

China Camp is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Rose Peak stands 1,163 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is The Port and Town of Alviso, a historic site 0.1 miles away.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates37.42835, -121.97889

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens: 60
Museums
Attractions
Peaks
Artworks: 58
Historic sites
Picnic sites: 56
  • Baylands Park Picnic area: 1.5 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 2.5 mi
  • Central Park Pavillion: 6.0 mi
  • Bubb Park picnic area: 6.7 mi
  • Backesto One Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
Parks
Ghost towns: 14
Springs: 14
  • McClure Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Spring source: 12.8 mi
  • Congress Springs: 13.3 mi
  • Travertine Springs: 15.8 mi
  • Cherry Springs: 17.0 mi
Waterfalls: 13
Beaches: 11
  • Niles beach: 10.5 mi
  • Shadow Cliffs Beach: 18.3 mi
  • Del Valle East Beach: 18.7 mi
  • Del Valle West Beach: 18.7 mi
  • Coyote Point Beach: 22.0 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Graffiti Rock: 11.7 mi
  • The Bluff: 13.1 mi
  • Lyme Disease Rock: 15.2 mi
  • Underworld Rock: 15.4 mi
  • Del Valle Cliffs: 18.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of China Camp. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rose PeakENE1,163 m15.1 mi
Mount DayE1,163 m15.3 mi
Mount BielawskiSSW985 m15.5 mi
Castle RockSSW979 m15.2 mi
The PeakSSW917 m15.3 mi
Antler PointESE913 m15.4 mi
Lookout TowerSSW892 m14.5 mi
Sunnyvale MountainSSW880 m15.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4619:20
June solstice05:4819:5420:33
September equinox06:5718:3219:06
December solstice07:2016:1316:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515356586266686868645651
Precip in2.52.92.01.00.40.10.00.00.10.61.42.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moffett FED Airfield, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10935320769

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