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Copco Number 2 Dam

Copco Number 2 Dam from directly overhead

Copco Number 2 Dam is a historic site in California, at a recorded elevation of 787 m. Willow Creek Mountain stands 2,384 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Copco Number 1 Dam, a historic site 0.3 miles away.

Demolished in 2023.

The story

dam in Siskiyou County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q48983523, matched on coordinates and name (108 m apart).

What the record says

Elevation
787 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.97893, -122.34008

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 46
Historic sites: 9
Cliffs: 5
Gardens: 5
  • Clay St Community Garden: 22.4 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 24.4 mi
  • Rose Garden: 24.4 mi
  • Ashland Creek Community Garden: 24.5 mi
  • Helman Community Garden: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Artworks: 4
  • Jack Daniel: 14.0 mi
  • Captain Morgan: 14.0 mi
  • Welcoming Dragon: 20.7 mi
  • Welcome Sign / Sculpture: 22.9 mi
Attractions: 3
Springs: 2
Museums: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Copco Number 2 Dam. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Willow Creek MountainSSE 155°2,384 m12.4 mi
Ball MountainSE 143°2,373 m15.9 mi
Butte MountainSE 140°2,103 m12.0 mi
Eagle RockSE 144°2,092 m8.7 mi
Cottonwood PeakWSW 248°2,014.1 m17.0 mi
Buck MountainNE 36°1,884 m16.7 mi
Chinquapin MountainNNW 337°1,869.643 m13.0 mi
Table MountainNNW 333°1,863.242 m17.0 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 5080 °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/1311812935

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