The Monolith
The Monolith is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 153 m. Bully Choop Mountain stands 2,109 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Mill Building, a museum 0.1 miles away.
The story
Former aggregate plant in Redding, California.
Wikidata Q120755368, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Quartz Hill: 4.0 mi
- Seventeen Hill: 4.9 mi
- Sugarloaf: 5.0 mi
- Democrat Mountain: 7.2 mi
- Miller Buttes: 7.3 mi
- Turtle Bay Exploration Park South: 0.2 mi
- River Side Park: 0.2 mi
- Turtle Bay Exploration Park North: 0.5 mi
- Turtle Bay East: 0.7 mi
- Kutras Park: 0.7 mi
- Human Sundial: 0.5 mi
- Harmonious Love: 0.7 mi
- Forward Redding: 0.7 mi
- Los Gordos Mural: 0.7 mi
- Balloons: 0.7 mi
- Caldwell Monument: 0.9 mi
- Clear Creek Gold Discovery Historical Marker: 5.7 mi
- Twin Tower Memorial: 6.4 mi
- Veteran's Monument: 6.4 mi
- Pioneer Baby's Grave: 6.5 mi
- Mill Building: 0.1 mi
- Turtle Bay Museum: 0.2 mi
- Shasta Historical Society: 0.8 mi
- Old City Hall Art Gallery: 0.8 mi
- Eaton House: 1.1 mi
- South African Garden: 0.4 mi
- Australian Garden: 0.4 mi
- Chilean Garden: 0.4 mi
- Medicinal Garden: 0.5 mi
- Matson, Mowder, Howe Celebration Garden: 1.0 mi
- Turtle Bay Bird Sanctuary: 0.3 mi
- Oak Savannah Arboretum: 0.5 mi
- Lema Ranch: 2.6 mi
- Clover Creek Preserve: 4.0 mi
- Dales Lake Ecological Reserve: 24.0 mi
- Shasta: 5.3 mi
- Shasta State Historic Park: 6.1 mi
- Whiskeytown: 10.2 mi
- Gas Point: 14.5 mi
- Deadwood: 20.8 mi
- Fishermans Point: 8.9 mi
- (Unnamed) Island Picnic Site: 10.8 mi
- Bailey Cove Day Use: 14.9 mi
- Behive Beach: 18.0 mi
- Salt Creek Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
- Sundial Bridge: 0.3 mi
- McConnell Botanical Gardens: 0.5 mi
- Shasta Lake Ranger Station: 8.1 mi
- Lake Shasta Caverns: 15.4 mi
- Whiskeytown Falls: 15.6 mi
- Crystal Creek Falls: 15.7 mi
- Clover Creek Falls: 19.4 mi
- Bear Creek Falls: 22.9 mi
- O'Brien Rest Area: 14.5 mi
- Herbert S. Miles Rest Area: 22.7 mi
- Lakehead Rest Area: 22.8 mi
- Brandy Creek Beach: 10.4 mi
- Oak Bottom Beach: 11.9 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 22.6 mi
- Ross Gates Spring: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of The Monolith. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bully Choop Mountain | W 264° | 2,109 m | 20.6 mi |
| Paradise Peak | W 263° | 1,920 m | 19.4 mi |
| Shasta Bally | W 273° | 1,882 m | 14.6 mi |
| Shoemaker Bally | W 266° | 1,807 m | 17.0 mi |
| Little Bally | W 265° | 1,640 m | 13.9 mi |
| Schell Mountain | NNW 337° | 1,580 m | 20.1 mi |
| Buckhorn Bally | W 277° | 1,520 m | 17.7 mi |
| Wild Cow Mountain | NNW 331° | 1,485 m | 19.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:03 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:03 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 51 | 54 | 59 | 68 | 77 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 65 | 53 | 47 |
| Precip in | 6.0 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 6.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Redding AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/558202433
Day trips start here
- Redding · 1 mi
- Shasta · 5 mi
- Shasta Lake · 6 mi
- Palo Cedro · 8 mi
- Whiskeytown National Recreation Area · 10 mi
- Anderson · 11 mi
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