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Miner’s Camp

Miner’s Camp from directly overhead

Miner’s Camp is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 884 m. Pilot Peak stands 1,826 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Dedication Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 14 miles off.

What to expect

Step-free access
Limited

How to reach it

Coordinates37.84373, -120.12588

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 36
  • Groveland Sports Complex: 5.5 mi
  • Mary Laveroni Park: 5.5 mi
  • Greeley Hill County Park: 6.3 mi
  • Red Cloud: 6.4 mi
  • Coulterville Park: 9.9 mi
Springs: 29
  • Walton Cabin Spring: 2.8 mi
  • Indian Spring: 5.4 mi
  • Rackerby Jack Spring: 8.0 mi
  • Alder Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Camp Twentyone Spring: 11.6 mi
Waterfalls: 13
Museums: 11
Picnic sites: 8
  • Remote Camp: 0.2 mi
  • Moccasin Point: 11.6 mi
  • Carlon Day Use Area: 14.6 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 17.1 mi
  • Indian Flat Day Use: 19.8 mi
Historic sites: 8
  • Mark Twain Bret Harte Trail - Chinese Camp: 16.8 mi
  • Fremont’s Fort: 17.7 mi
  • Old Crimea House: 19.2 mi
  • Springfield Armory/School/Store: 19.9 mi
  • Grumman TS-2A Tracker: 20.3 mi
Attractions: 7
Ghost towns: 6
Beaches: 3
  • Lake Lodge Beach: 3.5 mi
  • Pine Mountain Lake Marina Beach: 4.1 mi
  • Dunn Court Beach: 4.2 mi
Cliffs: 3
Nature reserves: 2
  • Red Hills: 17.9 mi
  • National Recreation Area: 22.6 mi
Gardens: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Scoutmaster Grotto: 21.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 24.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Miner’s Camp. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot PeakESE 118°1,826 m11.8 mi
Duckwall MountainN 2°1,775 m8.6 mi
North MountainENE 72°1,747 m13.1 mi
Marble MountainN 359°1,665 m12.6 mi
Mount LewisN 351°1,661 m13.4 mi
Bear MountainE 86°1,616.5 m12.9 mi
Thompson PeakNNE 16°1,607 m11.2 mi
Ascension MountainE 93°1,604.4 m12.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:3919:4720:27
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:1316:0416:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424448515967747367584841
Precip in7.26.96.33.02.20.40.00.10.32.13.56.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groveland 2, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/467010878

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