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Angels Camp Museum

Angels Camp Museum from directly overhead

Angels Camp Museum is a museum in California, at a recorded elevation of 467 m. Manuel Peak stands 1,354 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Mark Twain Monument, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

The story

Angels Camp Museum is a history museum located in Angels Camp, California, in the United States. The museum focuses on the history of the California Gold Rush. Angels Camp Museum is located on 3 acres (1.2 ha) of the original land claim for Angels Mine, which dates back to the 1850s. It spreads out between four buildings and features a collection of twenty-nine restored horse-drawn carriages.

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Wikidata Q4763045, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Height
5.24776074118 m
Elevation
467 m

What to expect

Fee
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates38.07569, -120.54578

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Springs: 21
  • Gooseberry Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Vine Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Lord Spring: 7.2 mi
  • Gold Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Turners Spring: 8.3 mi
Historic sites: 14
Museums: 14
Attractions: 10
Picnic sites: 5
  • Heron Point Day Use: 6.3 mi
  • Lupine Day Use Area: 6.7 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 10.9 mi
  • Oak Leaf: 19.8 mi
  • Moccasin Point: 20.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Nature reserves: 4
Beaches: 4
  • Cocklebur Beach: 22.8 mi
  • Dunn Court Beach: 24.2 mi
  • Pine Mountain Lake Marina Beach: 24.4 mi
  • Lake Lodge Beach: 24.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 4.0 mi
Gardens: 1
  • F - Master Gardener's Demonstration Garden: 10.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Angels Camp Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Manuel PeakNE 36°1,354 m14.5 mi
Cougar RockNE 38°1,297.56 m13.7 mi
Doud HillNE 50°1,264 m14.8 mi
Telegraph HillESE 106°1,128 m11.0 mi
Darby KnobNE 53°1,127 m10.9 mi
Rattlesnake HillNE 55°1,031 m12.3 mi
Bald MountainESE 115°1,016 m11.0 mi
Blewetts PointE 97°976 m9.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:4019:14
June solstice05:4019:5020:29
September equinox06:5118:2619:01
December solstice07:1616:0516:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485054586674818076665548
Precip in5.94.94.82.61.50.40.00.00.21.52.95.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Melones DAM HQ, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/582569340

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