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Copco Number 1 Dam

Copco Number 1 Dam from directly overhead

Copco Number 1 Dam is a historic site in California, at a recorded elevation of 795 m. Willow Creek Mountain stands 2,384 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Copco Number 2 Dam, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Volcanic Legacy passes 23 miles off.

Removed in 2024

The story

dam in Siskiyou County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q48983522, matched on coordinates and name (68 m apart).

What the record says

Elevation
795 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.97944, -122.33479

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 45
Historic sites: 9
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 4
Artworks: 4
  • Jack Daniel: 14.2 mi
  • Captain Morgan: 14.2 mi
  • Welcoming Dragon: 20.9 mi
  • Welcome Sign / Sculpture: 23.1 mi
Gardens: 4
  • Clay St Community Garden: 22.6 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 24.6 mi
  • Rose Garden: 24.6 mi
  • Ashland Creek Community Garden: 24.7 mi
Attractions: 3
Springs: 2
Museums: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Copco Number 1 Dam. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Willow Creek MountainSSE 157°2,384 m12.3 mi
Ball MountainSE 144°2,373 m15.7 mi
Butte MountainSE 142°2,103 m11.9 mi
Eagle RockSE 146°2,092 m8.5 mi
Cottonwood PeakWSW 248°2,014.1 m17.2 mi
Summit Rock PointNNE 26°1,994.002 m18.0 mi
Kent PeakNNE 20°1,931.213 m18.0 mi
Buck MountainNE 36°1,884 m16.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:22
June solstice05:3520:0720:49
September equinox06:5818:3119:08
December solstice07:3515:5716:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374145505865747467544436
Precip in3.42.32.01.71.40.90.50.20.51.42.73.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Copco #1 DAM, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1311812936

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