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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: 33
  • 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: 27
  • 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: 12
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 17.6 miles of Miner’s Camp. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot PeakESE1,826 m11.8 mi
Duckwall MountainN1,775 m8.6 mi
North MountainENE1,747 m13.1 mi
Marble MountainN1,665 m12.6 mi
Mount LewisN1,661 m13.4 mi
Bear MountainE1,617 m12.9 mi
Thompson PeakNNE1,607 m11.2 mi
Ascension MountainE1,604 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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