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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. Caesar Peak stands 2,714 m to the north-northwest, 20 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
  • Union Hill: 4.8 mi
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
Picnic sites: 7
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 19.5 miles of Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Caesar PeakNNW2,714 m19.5 mi
Mount HiltonNNW2,694 m16.7 mi
Sawtooth MountainN2,662 m17.0 mi
Wedding CakeNNW2,605 m18.9 mi
Gibson PeakNNE2,560 m15.1 mi
Siligo PeakN2,482 m15.0 mi
Seven Up PeakNNE2,476 m16.0 mi
Middle PeakNNE2,454 m13.2 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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