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Calaveras County Historical Museum

Calaveras County Historical Museum from directly overhead

Calaveras County Historical Museum is a museum in California, at a recorded elevation of 302 m. Manuel Peak stands 1,354 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Nielsen Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
302 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates38.19672, -120.68064

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Museums: 18
Springs: 17
  • Gooseberry Spring: 11.8 mi
  • Hicks Spring: 14.5 mi
  • Turners Spring: 15.2 mi
  • Vine Spring: 17.1 mi
  • Lord Spring: 17.1 mi
Attractions: 12
Historic sites: 12
Picnic sites: 7
  • Heron Point Day Use: 17.0 mi
  • Lupine Day Use Area: 17.5 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 21.8 mi
  • Oak Leaf: 22.7 mi
  • A Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Gardens: 1
  • F - Master Gardener's Demonstration Garden: 0.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 14.8 mi
Beaches: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Calaveras County Historical Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Manuel PeakENE 78°1,354 m16.2 mi
Cougar RockE 81°1,297.56 m16.0 mi
Darby KnobE 96°1,127 m16.1 mi
Rattlesnake HillE 94°1,031 m17.5 mi
Fort MountainNE 48°999 m15.1 mi
Mount ZionN 7°899 m13.4 mi
Bear MountainSSE 157°879 m13.3 mi
Mineral MountainE 92°856 m12.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4019:15
June solstice05:4119:5120:30
September equinox06:5118:2619:01
December solstice07:1716:0516:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485155596673797875665548
Precip in4.03.83.62.11.30.30.00.00.21.12.24.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Camp Pardee, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/368174118

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