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S.S. Emidio

S.S. Emidio from directly overhead

S.S. Emidio is a historic site in California, at a recorded elevation of 3 m. Ship Mountain stands 1,618 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is U.S. Merchant Marine, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Pacific Coast passes 17 miles off. 121 named places lie within 25 miles, 46 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
3 m
Inscription
General Petroleum Corporation tanker S.S. Emidio, which on December 20, 1941 became the first casualty of the Imperial Japanese Navy's submarine force action on California's Pacific Coast....

How to reach it

Coordinates41.75055, -124.19660

121 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 46
  • South Big Dune: 2.7 mi
  • Howland Summit: 3.0 mi
  • Howland Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Bald Hill: 9.0 mi
  • Childs Hill: 9.3 mi
Parks: 19
  • Beach Front Park: 0.1 mi
  • Del Norte County Fairgrounds: 0.7 mi
  • Brother Jonathan Park: 0.7 mi
  • Clifford Kamph Memorial Park: 15.2 mi
  • Kamph Memorial Park: 15.4 mi
Attractions: 14
Beaches: 9
Historic sites: 8
Cliffs: 6
Gardens: 3
Lighthouses: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Fern Fall: 3.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • White Rock: 4.0 mi
Artworks: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic table: 17.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Cedar Camp Spring: 22.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ship MountainE 93°1,618 m20.8 mi
Number ThreeE 93°1,616 m20.9 mi
Hurdygurdy ButteE 85°1,597 m22.5 mi
Number TwoE 92°1,594 m21.0 mi
Summit Valley PeakESE 117°1,594 m22.1 mi
Number OneE 90°1,586 m21.1 mi
Bear Basin ButteE 80°1,585 m23.8 mi
Number FourE 94°1,556 m20.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:29
June solstice05:4320:1420:56
September equinox07:0518:3919:16
December solstice07:4216:0516:50

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F494949515356575957555148
Precip in9.46.97.85.12.51.40.30.41.14.17.811.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crescent City Mcnamara AP, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358774026

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