California State Mining and Mineral Museum
California State Mining and Mineral Museum is a museum in California, at a recorded elevation of 549 m. Devil Peak stands 2,114 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Crows Nest, a peak 0.7 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 21 miles off.
The story
The California State Mining and Mineral Museum exhibits and interprets the state's mineral resources and mining heritage. It is part of the California state park system, and is located near Mariposa, a town in central California, on the premises of the Mariposa County fairgrounds. The museum houses a collection that was created in 1880, with the establishment of the California State Mining Bureau. Henry G. Hanks was the first California State Mineralogist and was tasked with managing the collection. The collection was housed in the Ferry Building in San Francisco until 1983. The collection was moved at the Mariposa County Fairgrounds in 1986. Responsibility for it was transferred from the California Department of Conservation to the California Department of Parks & Recreation in 1999. It is the only California State Park without associated land. The international collection holds over 13,000 minerals, rocks, gems, fossils, and historic artifacts.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1999.
Wikidata Q5021049, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 549 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- California State Parks
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
- Seasonal
- Yes
How to reach it
- 20.9 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewpoint for Giant Sequoias · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Crows Nest: 0.7 mi
- Indian Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Streeter Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Negro Hill: 3.9 mi
- Mariposa Park: 1.5 mi
- Mariposa Art Park: 1.6 mi
- Midpines Park: 4.5 mi
- Catheys Valley Park: 7.8 mi
- Ahwahnee Hills Regional Park: 13.5 mi
- Big Spring: 1.5 mi
- Apple Tree Spring: 4.8 mi
- Barrel Spring: 6.9 mi
- Fremont Spring: 9.6 mi
- Bathtub Spring: 10.4 mi
- Red Rock Falls: 17.2 mi
- Chinquapin Falls: 17.5 mi
- Alder Creek Falls: 18.0 mi
- Corlieu Falls: 18.1 mi
- Lower Chilnualna Falls: 18.4 mi
- Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Historical Railroad: 16.7 mi
- Hetch Hetchy Railroad Number 6: 17.0 mi
- Yosemite Valley Railroad Caboose Number 15: 17.0 mi
- Mariposa Welcome Plaza: 17.7 mi
- Grizzly Giant: 19.2 mi
- Indian Flat Day Use: 14.7 mi
- Red Bud Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
- Chowchilla Recreation Area: 16.7 mi
- Gold Rush BBQ: 17.1 mi
- Summit Meadow: 21.7 mi
- Mariposa Museum and History Center: 2.1 mi
- Thornberry Museum: 16.7 mi
- Yosemite History Center: 16.8 mi
- Hetch Hetchy Railroad Museum: 16.9 mi
- Fresno Flats Historic Village and Park: 19.3 mi
- Agua Fria: 4.2 mi
- Mount Ophir: 7.3 mi
- Cat Town: 14.6 mi
- Horseshoe Bend: 21.3 mi
- September 11, 2001 Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Mt Buckingham School (historic): 7.1 mi
- Fremont’s Fort: 12.9 mi
- Nelder Grove Historical Area: 19.9 mi
- Merced Vernal Pools and Grassland Reserve: 24.5 mi
- Fireplace Bluffs: 23.3 mi
- Rockslides: 23.8 mi
- Oakhurst Mural: 18.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of California State Mining and Mineral Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devil Peak | ENE 69° | 2,114 m | 12.2 mi |
| Chowchilla Mountain | ENE 58° | 2,105 m | 12.5 mi |
| Crow Peak | ENE 75° | 1,953 m | 12.0 mi |
| Iron Mountain | ENE 58° | 1,894 m | 13.9 mi |
| Brown Peak | NNE 34° | 1,715 m | 14.3 mi |
| Kirby Peak | ENE 65° | 1,642 m | 9.2 mi |
| Pilot Peak | E 98° | 1,586 m | 13.7 mi |
| Sweetwater Point | NNE 25° | 1,406 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:46 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:24 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:05 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 36 | 39 | 43 | 50 | 59 | 65 | 65 | 60 | 51 | 42 | 35 |
| Precip in | 7.6 | 6.7 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SO Entrance Yosemite NP, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/40229647
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- Sierra Nevada · 28 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 29 mi
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