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Rotary Memorial Grove

Rotary Memorial Grove from directly overhead

Rotary Memorial Grove is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 122 m. Sawtooth Mountain stands 1,758 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Prairie Creek Visitor Center, a attraction 0.4 miles away. 114 named places lie within 25 miles, 50 of them named summits.

What the record says

Inscription
Dedicated 1952 By Rotary Clubs of California

How to reach it

Coordinates41.36712, -124.01668

114 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 50
  • Orick Hill: 5.3 mi
  • Lookout Point: 11.1 mi
  • Flint Rock Head / 'O Kneget: 11.4 mi
  • South Red Mountain: 11.7 mi
  • Red Mountain: 12.2 mi
Attractions: 14
  • Prairie Creek Visitor Center: 0.4 mi
  • Elk Viewing: 0.4 mi
  • Big Tree: 0.5 mi
  • Corkscrew Tree: 1.0 mi
  • Goldbluff beach: 2.9 mi
Beaches: 9
Nature reserves: 8
  • Murrelet State Wilderness: 1.3 mi
  • Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park: 3.1 mi
  • Big Lagoon Forest, East Natural Preserve: 13.3 mi
  • Big Lagoon Forest, West Natural Preserve: 13.5 mi
  • Big Lagoon Forest, South Natural Preserve: 14.0 mi
Cliffs: 6
Parks: 6
  • Yurok Village Discovery Park: 11.4 mi
  • Big Lagoon County Park: 15.3 mi
  • Luffenholtz Beach Access: 23.1 mi
  • Luffenholtz Beach and Topena Point: 23.2 mi
  • Houda Point: 23.4 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Historic sites: 3
Gardens: 3
Museums: 2
Waterfalls: 1
Springs: 1
  • Cedar Camp Spring: 17.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • The Portal: 22.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sawtooth MountainNE 43°1,758 m23.2 mi
Summit Valley PeakNNE 32°1,594 m19.3 mi
Rock Creek ButteENE 59°1,579 m22.8 mi
Little Medicine MountainNE 50°1,517 m24.7 mi
Blue Creek MountainE 82°1,475 m13.3 mi
Slate Creek ButteE 93°1,475 m17.7 mi
Trail MountainENE 78°1,470 m21.3 mi
Onion MountainE 88°1,443 m13.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5219:28
June solstice05:4420:1220:54
September equinox07:0418:3819:15
December solstice07:4016:0616:50

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, under a mile away.

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).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5712731886

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