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Lady Bird Grove

Lady Bird Grove from directly overhead

Lady Bird Grove is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 443 m. Summit Valley Peak stands 1,594 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Lost Man Creek Picnic Area, a picnic site 1.4 miles away. 112 named places lie within 25 miles, 45 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Built
1969/08/27
Material
stone
Inscription
Dedicated in Honor of Mrs. Johnson by Richard Nixon...
Getting there

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Coordinates41.30849, -124.02441
Around it

112 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 45
  • Orick Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Rodgers Peak: 10.2 mi
  • Schoolhouse Peak: 13.0 mi
  • Lookout Point: 13.3 mi
  • Wedding Rock: 13.6 mi
Attractions: 14
  • Elk Viewing: 3.7 mi
  • Prairie Creek Visitor Center: 3.8 mi
  • Big Tree: 4.5 mi
  • Corkscrew Tree: 5.0 mi
  • Goldbluff beach: 5.4 mi
Beaches: 10
  • Redwood Creek Beach: 4.0 mi
  • Gold Bluffs Beach: 6.5 mi
  • Agate Beach: 12.1 mi
  • College Cove North: 17.9 mi
  • College Cove South: 18.0 mi
Nature reserves: 9
  • Murrelet State Wilderness: 5.0 mi
  • Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park: 7.0 mi
  • Big Lagoon Forest, East Natural Preserve: 9.5 mi
  • Big Lagoon Forest, West Natural Preserve: 9.7 mi
  • Big Lagoon Forest, South Natural Preserve: 10.1 mi
Parks: 7
  • Big Lagoon County Park: 11.5 mi
  • Yurok Village Discovery Park: 15.4 mi
  • Luffenholtz Beach Access: 19.1 mi
  • Luffenholtz Beach and Topena Point: 19.2 mi
  • Houda Point: 19.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
Historic sites: 4
Picnic sites: 3
Artworks: 3
Museums: 3
  • Patrick's Point Visitor Center: 13.7 mi
  • Trinidad Museum: 18.1 mi
  • Hoopa Valley Museum: 24.4 mi
Gardens: 3
Rest areas: 2
Waterfalls: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • The Portal: 18.1 mi
Springs: 1
  • Cedar Camp Spring: 21.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Summit Valley PeakNNE1,594 m23.0 mi
Blue Creek MountainENE1,475 m14.8 mi
Slate Creek ButteE1,475 m18.3 mi
Trail MountainENE1,470 m22.8 mi
Onion MountainENE1,443 m14.9 mi
Bald MountainENE1,347 m24.0 mi
Barren ButteENE1,326 m15.2 mi
Bee MountainE1,325 m15.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5219:28
June solstice05:4420:1220:54
September equinox07:0418:3919:15
December solstice07:3916:0616:51

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444647495255585957534844

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orick Prairie Creek Park, 4 mi away.

In the park

Inside the official boundary of Redwood National and State Parks. Quietest months by visitation: Dec and Feb; busiest: Jun.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3468686131

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