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Sutter's Mill Site

Sutter's Mill Site from directly overhead

Sutter's Mill Site is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 227 m. Saddle Mountain stands 1,555 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park Museum, a museum 0.2 miles away.

About

The story

Location of gold discovery that started the California Gold Rush in 1848.

Dates from 1848.

Wikidata Q1973789, matched on coordinates and name (2 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Material
stone
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates38.80345, -120.89237
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 59
  • Beer Garden Picnic Area: 0.3 mi
  • Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park: 0.3 mi
  • James W Marshall State Historical Monument: 0.5 mi
  • Henningsen Lotus Park: 0.8 mi
  • Dave Moore Nature Area: 1.7 mi
Peaks
  • Murphy Mountain: 0.8 mi
  • Perry Mountain: 1.2 mi
  • Thompson Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Gopher Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Clark Mountain: 3.6 mi
Museums: 27
Historic sites: 26
Cliffs: 11
  • Wreckage Wall: 10.1 mi
  • Horseshoe Canyon: 10.1 mi
  • Scale Wall: 10.2 mi
  • Memorial Wall: 10.2 mi
  • Long Point: 12.2 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Beaches: 7
  • Pit Stop Beach: 4.8 mi
  • Oregon Bar: 9.8 mi
  • Tamaroo Bar: 10.2 mi
  • Laurel Beach: 18.8 mi
  • Moot Rock Beach: 19.0 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Rock Creek: 6.3 mi
  • Pecker Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Codfish Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Leete Falls: 17.3 mi
  • Antelope Creek Falla: 18.0 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 6
  • Dad Youngs Spring: 17.3 mi
  • Wetland Preserve: 17.9 mi
  • Huff Mineral Spring: 18.9 mi
  • Jay Bird Spring: 20.4 mi
  • Marble Springs: 24.4 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • "Love Comes Softly" movie set: 4.8 mi
  • Ralston Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
  • Antelope Creek Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
  • Sturzen Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
  • Bridal Veil Picnic Area: 22.1 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Southwind Labradors: 10.0 mi
  • Cameron Park CSD Pool: 11.6 mi
  • Twin Bridges Swimming Hole: 16.0 mi
  • cave: 21.2 mi
  • Leoni House: 24.6 mi
Artworks: 5
Gardens: 4
  • Sherwood Demonstration Garden: 5.5 mi
  • Prayer Garden: 16.7 mi
  • Ridgeview EcoLab: 17.5 mi
  • Pheonix Community Garden: 20.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Sutter's Mill Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Saddle MountainE1,555 m16.9 mi
Little Sugar Pine MountainENE1,492 m16.2 mi
Sand MountainENE1,433 m13.5 mi
Bald MountainNE1,396 m12.2 mi
Big MountainE1,283 m13.9 mi
Slate MountainE1,161 m11.2 mi
Pennsylvania PointNE1,054 m16.9 mi
Mount DanaherESE1,026 m12.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4119:16
June solstice05:4019:5320:33
September equinox06:5218:2719:02
December solstice07:1916:0416:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464852556270777672635245

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Placerville, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12941798181

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