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Laura Perrott Mahan, James P. Mahan

Laura Perrott Mahan, James P. Mahan from directly overhead

Laura Perrott Mahan, James P. Mahan is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 80 m. Signal Peak stands 1,786 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Dyerville Giant, a attraction 0.2 miles away.

What the record says

Inscription
Pioneers in the Save-the Redwoods League...

How to reach it

Coordinates40.34692, -123.92614

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Mount Baldy: 3.8 mi
  • Grasshopper Mountain: 3.9 mi
  • Clark Mountain: 6.1 mi
  • Kerr Peak: 6.5 mi
  • Brushy Mountain: 6.5 mi
Parks: 17
  • Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park: 9.5 mi
  • Honeydew Creek Day Use Area: 12.7 mi
  • Fireman's Park: 13.1 mi
  • Eel River Rio Dell Fishing Access: 13.6 mi
  • South Fork Eel Fishing Access: 13.8 mi
Attractions: 9
  • Dyerville Giant: 0.2 mi
  • Founders Tree: 0.4 mi
  • Giant Trees: 0.5 mi
  • Flat Iron Tree: 3.5 mi
  • The Immortal Tree: 5.3 mi
Historic sites: 8
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 5
Nature reserves: 5
  • Humboldt Redwoods State Park: 2.3 mi
  • Carl "A" Anderson Redwoods Natural Preserve: 2.5 mi
  • Bull Creek State Wilderness: 2.8 mi
  • John B. Dewitt Redwoods State Natural Reserve: 15.9 mi
  • Richardson Grove State Park: 22.6 mi
Springs: 5
  • Miller Spring: 17.1 mi
  • Bonus Spring: 17.2 mi
  • Telegraph Spring: 18.3 mi
  • Alder Spring: 19.4 mi
  • Pepperwood Spring: 20.8 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Dyerville River Bar: 0.6 mi
  • Black Sands Beach: 22.1 mi
  • Mattole Beach: 23.1 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Giant Wooden Cross: 21.0 mi
  • Bureau of Land Management Lands: 22.3 mi
  • Mario Machi: 23.6 mi
Museums: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Pepperwood Falls: 8.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Laura Perrott Mahan, James P. Mahan. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Signal PeakE1,786 m19.6 mi
Buck MountainENE1,567 m19.0 mi
Red MountainE1,462 m18.4 mi
Pine MountainESE1,443 m19.7 mi
Charles MountainE1,329 m16.5 mi
King PeakSW1,246 m16.8 mi
Amelia ButteNE1,203 m18.7 mi
Brinkman ButteNE1,188 m18.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5219:28
June solstice05:4720:0920:50
September equinox07:0418:3919:14
December solstice07:3616:1016:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444648515660636361544743
Precip in8.68.96.64.92.10.70.10.10.52.66.410.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grizzly Creek SP, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4253504652

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