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Donor Rock

Donor Rock from directly overhead

Donor Rock is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 54 m. Horse Mountain stands 1,506 m to the east-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Trinidad Native Plant Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. 187 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 of them named summits.

What the record says

Inscription
The Trinidad Coastal Land Trust Commemorates

How to reach it

Coordinates41.06218, -124.14125

187 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 55
  • Luffenholtz Beach Access: 1.8 mi
  • Luffenholtz Beach and Topena Point: 1.9 mi
  • Houda Point: 2.1 mi
  • Moonstone County Park: 2.6 mi
  • Clam Beach County Park: 4.5 mi
Peaks: 41
  • Strawberry Rock: 1.6 mi
  • White Rock: 2.0 mi
  • Scotty Point: 2.9 mi
  • Candy Mountain: 3.8 mi
  • Ceremonial Rock: 5.3 mi
Nature reserves: 20
Museums: 15
Artworks: 10
Historic sites: 10
Beaches: 9
Attractions: 9
  • Sumêg Village: 5.1 mi
  • Blue Ox Millworks: 17.6 mi
  • Carson Mansion: 17.7 mi
  • Elk Viewing: 21.6 mi
  • Prairie Creek Visitor Center: 21.7 mi
Cliffs: 6
Gardens: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Azalea State Reserve: 10.5 mi
  • Redwood National & State Parks, Redwood Creek Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
  • Lost Man Creek Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • The Portal: 0.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Donor Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Horse MountainESE 121°1,506 m25.0 mi
Indian ButteESE 119°1,373 m24.5 mi
Buck ButtesESE 106°1,261 m22.3 mi
Telescope PeakE 100°1,253 m22.6 mi
Hupa MountainE 88°1,239 m17.5 mi
Brannan MountainESE 105°1,211 m24.4 mi
Sugar Pine MountainE 95°1,174 m20.6 mi
Snow MountainE 99°1,122 m23.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:29
June solstice05:4520:1220:53
September equinox07:0518:3919:15
December solstice07:3916:0816:52

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F484949505356575857545148
Precip in7.56.56.34.12.11.00.20.30.92.75.78.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arcata Eureka AP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5358166792

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