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Clear Creek Gold Discovery Historical Marker

Clear Creek Gold Discovery Historical Marker from directly overhead

Clear Creek Gold Discovery Historical Marker is a historic site in California, at a recorded elevation of 140 m. Bully Choop Mountain stands 2,109 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Cascade Park, a park 0.8 miles away.

The story

park in Shasta County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49478528, matched on coordinates and name (35 m apart).

What the record says

Elevation
140 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.50636, -122.38005

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Cascade Park: 0.8 mi
  • Meadow Wood Trail Park: 0.8 mi
  • Kum Bay Xerel Open Space: 2.2 mi
  • Kapusta Open Space Area: 2.4 mi
  • Rivercrest Park: 3.0 mi
Peaks
Artworks: 25
Historic sites: 13
Museums: 10
Picnic sites: 8
  • Vista Point: 6.5 mi
  • Vista Point: 7.1 mi
  • (Unnamed) Island Picnic Site: 13.2 mi
  • Fishermans Point: 14.5 mi
  • OAKBOTTOM: 16.0 mi
Gardens: 6
  • Chilean Garden: 6.0 mi
  • South African Garden: 6.0 mi
  • Australian Garden: 6.0 mi
  • Medicinal Garden: 6.1 mi
  • Matson, Mowder, Howe Celebration Garden: 6.1 mi
Springs: 6
Nature reserves: 5
Ghost towns: 5
Attractions: 4
Waterfalls: 4
  • Whiskeytown Falls: 17.3 mi
  • Crystal Creek Falls: 17.8 mi
  • Clover Creek Falls: 21.6 mi
  • Bear Creek Falls: 22.8 mi
Beaches: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of Clear Creek Gold Discovery Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bully Choop MountainW 279°2,109 m20.6 mi
Paradise PeakW 280°1,920 m19.4 mi
Shasta BallyWNW 294°1,882 m15.8 mi
Shoemaker BallyWNW 285°1,807 m17.3 mi
Gunsight PeakW 276°1,744 m22.3 mi
Lookout PeakW 270°1,734 m21.2 mi
Little BallyWNW 288°1,640 m14.4 mi
South Fork MountainWNW 289°1,521 m12.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4619:22
June solstice05:4020:0320:44
September equinox06:5818:3219:08
December solstice07:3016:0316:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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/358803028

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