Historic site · California
Trails West marker
Trails West marker is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,099 m. Alder Hill stands 2,359 m to the east-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Union Hill, a peak 1.3 miles away.
What the record says
- Material
- steel
How to reach it
Coordinates38.76031, -120.53058
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Union Hill: 1.3 mi
- Baltic Peak: 4.6 mi
- Hope Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Chaix Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Big Butte: 6.0 mi
Parks: 35
- Pollock Pines Recreation Park: 2.8 mi
- Sportsmans Hall State Historic Landmark 704: 4.4 mi
- Eight Mile House State Historic Landmark: 7.0 mi
- Archery: 10.3 mi
- Lumsden Park: 13.5 mi
Springs: 16
- Jay Bird Spring: 5.0 mi
- Chicken Hawk Spring: 6.0 mi
- Granite Spring: 10.3 mi
- Marble Springs: 14.9 mi
- Liddicoat Spring: 15.4 mi
Museums: 10
- Nature Center and Observatory: 10.7 mi
- Fountain and Tallman Soda Factory Museum: 14.6 mi
- El Dorado Historical Museum: 16.6 mi
- El Dorado County Historical Museum: 16.6 mi
- Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park Museum: 19.7 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Bridal Veil Picnic Area: 2.5 mi
- Cleveland Corral: 5.9 mi
- Ralston Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
- Shot Rock Vista Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
- Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Sugar Bun: 11.9 mi
- Big Crater: 17.9 mi
- Little Crater: 18.0 mi
- Lovers Leap: 21.5 mi
- Red Cliffs: 22.8 mi
Historic sites: 5
- Elkus: 10.3 mi
- Iron Mountain Ski Resort: 19.3 mi
- Sutter's Mill Site: 19.7 mi
- Old Bird's Store (Tahoe NF): 22.9 mi
- Glen Alpine Resort: 24.7 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Bridal Veil Falls: 2.2 mi
- Rock Creek: 13.4 mi
- Bassi Falls: 14.1 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 22.4 mi
Attractions: 3
- Leoni House: 10.4 mi
- Twin Bridges Swimming Hole: 13.1 mi
- Black Chasm Cavern: 23.2 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Finnon Recreation Area: 12.1 mi
- Auburn State Recreation Area: 23.0 mi
Gardens: 1
- Sherwood Demonstration Garden: 18.4 mi
Beaches: 1
- Pit Stop Beach: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Trails West marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alder Hill | ESE 120° | 2,359 m | 18.1 mi |
| Leek Spring Hill | ESE 123° | 2,323 m | 16.4 mi |
| Two Peaks | NE 53° | 2,306 m | 16.6 mi |
| Slick Rock | ENE 57° | 2,210 m | 15.6 mi |
| Four Cornered Peak | ENE 62° | 2,072 m | 14.7 mi |
| Robbs Peak | NNE 31° | 2,040 m | 13.3 mi |
| Chipmunk Bluff | NE 36° | 2,030 m | 17.8 mi |
| Johnnys Hill | NNE 26° | 1,994 m | 18.9 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 | 16:44 |
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/8623957953
Day trips start here
- Placerville · 15 mi
- Coloma · 20 mi
- Placer County · 23 mi
- Bliss State Park · 28 mi
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