Historic site · California
Trails West Marker
Trails West Marker is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,274 m. Leek Spring Hill stands 2,323 m to the east-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Union Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away.
What the record says
- Material
- steel
How to reach it
Coordinates38.75445, -120.54677
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Union Hill: 0.7 mi
- Baltic Peak: 4.5 mi
- Hope Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Big Butte: 5.4 mi
- Middle Butte: 5.8 mi
Parks: 45
- Bullion Bend Historic Marker: 1.0 mi
- Pollock Pines Recreation Park: 2.2 mi
- Sportsmans Hall State Historic Landmark 704: 3.5 mi
- Sportsmans Hall State Historic Landmark 704: 3.7 mi
- Eight Mile House State Historic Landmark: 6.1 mi
Springs: 16
- Jay Bird Spring: 5.6 mi
- Chicken Hawk Spring: 6.9 mi
- Chicken Hawk Spring: 6.9 mi
- Granite Spring: 11.2 mi
- Marble Springs: 14.4 mi
Museums: 11
- Nature Center and Observatory: 10.4 mi
- Fountain and Tallman Soda Factory Museum: 13.7 mi
- El Dorado Historical Museum: 15.6 mi
- El Dorado County Historical Museum: 15.6 mi
- Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park Museum: 18.9 mi
Historic sites: 7
- Trails West marker: 1.0 mi
- Albert Givan: 9.6 mi
- Elkus: 11.2 mi
- Sutter's Mill Site: 18.9 mi
- Iron Mountain Ski Resort: 19.9 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Bridal Veil Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
- Cleveland Corral: 6.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
- Ralston Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
- Shot Rock Vista Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Sugar Bun: 12.8 mi
- Big Crater: 18.1 mi
- Little Crater: 18.4 mi
- Lovers Leap: 22.4 mi
- Red Cliffs: 23.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Bridal Veil Falls: 3.1 mi
- Rock Creek: 12.7 mi
- Bassi Falls: 15.0 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 23.4 mi
Attractions: 4
- Leoni House: 10.1 mi
- Twin Bridges Swimming Hole: 12.2 mi
- Black Chasm Cavern: 22.7 mi
- Southwind Labradors: 24.9 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Finnon Recreation Area: 11.4 mi
- Auburn State Recreation Area: 22.7 mi
Gardens: 1
- Sherwood Demonstration Garden: 17.4 mi
Beaches: 1
- Pit Stop Beach: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Trails West Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leek Spring Hill | ESE 121° | 2,323 m | 16.9 mi |
| Two Peaks | NE 54° | 2,306 m | 17.6 mi |
| Slick Rock | ENE 57° | 2,210 m | 16.5 mi |
| Bald Mountain | E 87° | 2,131 m | 17.5 mi |
| Four Cornered Peak | ENE 63° | 2,072 m | 15.6 mi |
| Robbs Peak | NNE 33° | 2,040 m | 14.1 mi |
| Sun Rock | NE 44° | 1,991 m | 16.5 mi |
| Table Rock | ENE 66° | 1,943 m | 15.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:51 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:03 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 41 | 44 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 72 | 71 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 37 |
| Precip in | 9.6 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 5.3 | 9.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pacific House, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8623957952
Day trips start here
- Placerville · 14 mi
- Coloma · 19 mi
- Placer County · 23 mi
- Bliss State Park · 29 mi
- El Dorado Hills · 29 mi
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