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Historic Folsom Dam

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Historic Folsom Dam from directly overhead

Historic Folsom Dam is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 38 m. Hotchkiss Hill stands 973 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Hannaford Family Park, a park 0.5 miles away.

How to reach it

Coordinates38.70068, -121.16647

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hannaford Family Park: 0.5 mi
  • Egloff Family Park: 0.6 mi
  • Lew Howard Park: 1.0 mi
  • Folsom Lake State Recreation Area: 1.2 mi
  • Folsom City Park: 1.2 mi
Peaks
  • Volcano Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Nedbelle Peak: 2.6 mi
  • Blisk Peak: 2.7 mi
  • Horse Shoe Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Carpenter Hill: 5.1 mi
Historic sites: 41
Attractions: 39
Artworks: 36
Gardens: 28
  • Ridgeview EcoLab: 3.0 mi
  • Pheonix Community Garden: 4.6 mi
  • Prayer Garden: 8.3 mi
  • Border Garden: 12.4 mi
  • Sherwood Demonstration Garden: 16.2 mi
Nature reserves: 16
  • Mormon Island Wetlands Natural Preserve: 2.8 mi
  • Natomas Station Wildlife Area: 3.1 mi
  • Miners Ravine Nature Reserve: 3.8 mi
  • Anderson Island Natural Preserve: 7.1 mi
  • Wesley Reserve: 9.9 mi
Picnic sites: 11
Cliffs: 8
Beaches: 7
  • Laurel Beach: 2.9 mi
  • Moot Rock Beach: 3.2 mi
  • Horse Shoe Hill Shore: 3.4 mi
  • Pit Stop Beach: 11.9 mi
  • Oregon Bar: 12.8 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Leete Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Pecker Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Antelope Creek Falla: 7.7 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 18.4 mi
  • Rock Creek: 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 3
  • Huff Mineral Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Wetland Preserve: 7.9 mi
  • Spanish Spring: 23.5 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.5 miles of Historic Folsom Dam. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hotchkiss HillNE 52°973 m24.0 mi
Shoemaker HillENE 57°930 m23.2 mi
Mameluke HillNE 50°822 m22.9 mi
Bottle HillNE 45°807 m23.9 mi
Cement HillNE 45°785 m23.7 mi
Round HillENE 67°775 m22.2 mi
Spanish HillENE 66°760 m20.9 mi
Negro HillE 80°751 m21.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4219:17
June solstice05:4119:5420:34
September equinox06:5318:2819:03
December solstice07:2016:0516:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475053566472787773645347
Precip in7.06.56.12.81.60.40.00.10.21.43.06.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Auburn, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12141248438

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