Historic site · California
Rockefeller Redwood Forest
Rockefeller Redwood Forest is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 47 m. Buck Mountain stands 1,567 m to the east-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Duckett Bluff, a cliff 0.6 miles away.
What the record says
- Built
- 1952
- Inscription
- The preservation of this forest was made possible by a gift from John D Rockefeller Jr.
How to reach it
Coordinates40.34014, -123.94091
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Grasshopper Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Mount Baldy: 4.7 mi
- Gregs Peak: 6.0 mi
- Kerr Peak: 6.3 mi
- Clark Mountain: 6.8 mi
Parks: 17
- Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park: 10.1 mi
- Honeydew Creek Day Use Area: 11.8 mi
- Fireman's Park: 12.9 mi
- Eel River Rio Dell Fishing Access: 13.4 mi
- South Fork Eel Fishing Access: 13.9 mi
Attractions: 9
- Dyerville Giant: 1.1 mi
- Founders Tree: 1.2 mi
- Giant Trees: 1.3 mi
- Flat Iron Tree: 2.8 mi
- The Immortal Tree: 5.5 mi
Historic sites: 8
- Laura Perrott Mahan, James P. Mahan: 0.9 mi
- Eternal tree house: 4.2 mi
- Childrens Forest Plaque: 5.8 mi
- Myers Plaque: 6.0 mi
- United States Veterans: 22.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Duckett Bluff: 0.6 mi
- Thompson Bluff: 3.8 mi
- Scotia Bluffs: 14.4 mi
- Kaluna Cliff: 20.8 mi
- Impassable at high tide - Lost Coast Trail: 21.3 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Dyerville Overlook: 1.5 mi
- Blue Slide Day Use Area: 2.5 mi
- Big Trees Day Use Area: 2.8 mi
- Garden Club of America Grove Day Use Area: 4.0 mi
- Williams Grove Day Use Area: 5.3 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Bull Creek State Wilderness: 1.9 mi
- Humboldt Redwoods State Park: 2.0 mi
- Carl "A" Anderson Redwoods Natural Preserve: 2.2 mi
- John B. Dewitt Redwoods State Natural Reserve: 15.8 mi
- Richardson Grove State Park: 22.5 mi
Springs: 5
- Miller Spring: 16.3 mi
- Bonus Spring: 16.3 mi
- Telegraph Spring: 17.4 mi
- Alder Spring: 20.1 mi
- Pepperwood Spring: 20.2 mi
Beaches: 3
- Dyerville River Bar: 1.4 mi
- Black Sands Beach: 21.4 mi
- Mattole Beach: 22.2 mi
Artworks: 3
- Giant Wooden Cross: 20.9 mi
- Bureau of Land Management Lands: 21.6 mi
- Mario Machi: 22.9 mi
Museums: 2
- Scotia Fisheries Museum: 12.7 mi
- Ferndale Museum: 23.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Pepperwood Falls: 9.7 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Cape Mendocino Light: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Rockefeller Redwood Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Mountain | ENE 69° | 1,567 m | 19.9 mi |
| Red Mountain | E 82° | 1,462 m | 19.3 mi |
| Charles Mountain | E 85° | 1,329 m | 17.3 mi |
| King Peak | SW 217° | 1,246 m | 15.9 mi |
| Amelia Butte | NE 50° | 1,203 m | 19.6 mi |
| Brinkman Butte | NE 46° | 1,188 m | 19.3 mi |
| Larabee Buttes | ENE 61° | 1,187 m | 13.1 mi |
| Bally | ENE 62° | 1,132 m | 12.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:52 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:09 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:10 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 46 | 48 | 51 | 56 | 60 | 63 | 63 | 61 | 54 | 47 | 43 |
| Precip in | 8.6 | 8.9 | 6.6 | 4.9 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 6.4 | 10.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grizzly Creek SP, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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