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Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park

Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park from directly overhead

Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park is a historic site in California, at a recorded elevation of 611 m. Mount Hilton stands 2,694 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Jake Jackson Memorial Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away.

The story

state park in Weaverville, California

Dates from 1956.

Wikidata Q7978397, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
611 m

What to expect

Operated by
California Department of Parks and Recreation

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.73115, -122.94042

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Musser Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Oregon Mountain: 2.3 mi
  • Browns Mountain: 2.8 mi
  • Rocky Point: 3.6 mi
  • Rocky Point: 3.6 mi
Picnic sites: 8
Parks: 7
  • Lee Fong Park Disc Golf Course: 0.3 mi
  • Lowden Park: 0.4 mi
  • Lewiston Community Park: 7.2 mi
  • Coggins Park: 15.4 mi
  • French Gulch Historic District: 15.9 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Canyon Creek Falls: 14.6 mi
  • Crystal Creek Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Whiskeytown Falls: 15.9 mi
  • Middle Canyon Creek Falls: 16.0 mi
  • Upper Canyon Creek Falls: 16.5 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 5
  • Hayfork Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Cold Spring: 15.8 mi
  • Marble Springs: 23.3 mi
  • China Spring: 23.6 mi
  • Fir Root Spring: 23.7 mi
Historic sites: 4
  • Russell Cabin: 17.9 mi
  • Eagle Rock Lookout: 20.2 mi
  • Kennedy Memorial Plaque: 23.1 mi
  • Pioneer Baby's Grave: 24.7 mi
Museums: 2
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Upper Garden: 19.6 mi
  • lower garden: 19.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Hayfork Reservoir: 16.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Massacre Natural Bridge: 18.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HiltonNNW 339°2,694 m16.7 mi
Sawtooth MountainN 349°2,662 m17.0 mi
Wedding CakeNNW 343°2,605 m18.9 mi
Gibson PeakNNE 14°2,560.3 m15.1 mi
Siligo PeakN 8°2,482 m15.0 mi
Seven Up PeakNNE 11°2,476 m16.0 mi
Middle PeakNNE 14°2,454 m13.2 mi
Black MountainN 4°2,444 m19.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4819:24
June solstice05:4120:0620:47
September equinox07:0018:3419:11
December solstice07:3316:0416:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404347525966747266564539
Precip in6.75.75.02.61.90.90.30.20.32.04.37.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Weaverville, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/40186167

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