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William Campbell's sawmill

William Campbell's sawmill from directly overhead

William Campbell's sawmill is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 253 m. Mount Umunhum stands 1,063 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Redwood Grove, a picnic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

The record

What the record says

Material
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Inscription
(site of), Built 1848. This water-powered mill marked the beginning of the lumber industry in these mountains, that led to the founding of the village that became Saratoga. Dedicated April 1976, Saratoga bicentennial committee.
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.24926, -122.06913
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Picnic sites
  • Redwood Grove: 0.0 mi
  • Longbridge: 0.0 mi
  • Cathedral Grove: 0.1 mi
  • Cooley: 2.2 mi
  • LCCC Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
Parks
Peaks
Museums
Gardens
  • Hakone Gardens: 1.5 mi
  • Italianate Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Phelan Cacti Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Nature Circle: 4.2 mi
  • Saratoga Community Garden: 4.4 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Attractions
Artworks
  • Justice, Equity, Peace: 5.0 mi
  • What Does Justice Look Like?: 5.0 mi
  • The Cats: 5.0 mi
  • Omubaka Ambassador: 5.1 mi
  • The Turtle: 5.1 mi
Beaches: 60
Waterfalls: 24
Springs: 19
  • Congress Springs: 0.8 mi
  • Travertine Springs: 4.0 mi
  • Spring source: 6.7 mi
  • Bulls Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Cherry Springs: 9.5 mi
Cliffs: 13
Ghost towns: 13
Covered bridges: 2
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 20.3 mi
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 20.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 20.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of William Campbell's sawmill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount UmunhumESE 123°1,063 m11.2 mi
Mount ThayerSE 126°1,061 m10.1 mi
Mount BielawskiSW 216°985 m2.2 mi
Castle RockSW 226°979 m2.1 mi
The PeakS 183°917 m2.1 mi
El SombrosoESE 119°917 m10.0 mi
Lookout TowerW 265°892 m2.2 mi
Goat RockSW 236°890 m2.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:20
June solstice05:4919:5420:33
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:1916:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495255586267707068625449
Precip in5.04.93.41.40.50.10.00.00.00.82.04.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Gatos, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13075222935

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