Columbia Museum
Columbia Museum is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 649 m. Duckwall Mountain stands 1,775 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Columbia Historic District, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.
The story
census designated place in California, United States
Wikidata Q1112365, matched on coordinates and name (159 m apart).
What the record says
- Height
- 3.7 m
How to reach it
- 13.6 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Liberty Vista Point · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bell Hill: 0.5 mi
- Kennebec Hill: 0.6 mi
- Union Hill: 1.1 mi
- Negro Hill: 1.2 mi
- Blewetts Point: 2.5 mi
- Columbia Historic District: 0.0 mi
- Columbia State Historic Park: 0.0 mi
- Columbia State Historic Park: 0.3 mi
- Pioneer Park: 0.6 mi
- Carkeet Community Park: 0.8 mi
- Gold Spring: 1.1 mi
- Vine Spring: 1.9 mi
- Lord Spring: 2.1 mi
- Ruby Hill Spring: 10.5 mi
- Alder Spring: 12.4 mi
- Grumman TS-2A Tracker: 0.8 mi
- Springfield Armory/School/Store: 1.1 mi
- Vallecito Western Mine: 6.8 mi
- Murphys: 7.8 mi
- Mark Twain Monument: 8.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial Military Museum: 3.5 mi
- Tuolumne County Museum: 3.6 mi
- Jamestown Museum: 5.8 mi
- Angels Camp Museum: 8.4 mi
- Tuolumne City Memorial Museum: 10.3 mi
- Moaning Caverns Adventure Park: 4.3 mi
- Jamestown Branch Jail: 5.8 mi
- Murphys Pokey: 7.9 mi
- Mercer Caverns: 9.1 mi
- Heisler #2 Steam Engine: 10.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 3.6 mi
- Lupine Day Use Area: 6.9 mi
- Heron Point Day Use: 7.1 mi
- Moccasin Point: 14.7 mi
- Oak Leaf: 17.3 mi
- Dunn Court Beach: 16.6 mi
- Pine Mountain Lake Marina Beach: 16.8 mi
- Lake Lodge Beach: 17.2 mi
- Beach 1: 24.7 mi
- Beach 2: 24.8 mi
- The Grotto: 8.3 mi
- Jailhouse Rock: 12.3 mi
- Negro Jack Point: 14.0 mi
- McKays Point: 15.6 mi
- Lovers Leap: 22.3 mi
- National Recreation Area: 6.2 mi
- Red Hills: 12.6 mi
- Calaveras South Grove Natural Preserve: 17.0 mi
- Calaveras Big Trees State Park: 17.4 mi
- Carson Hill: 5.8 mi
- French Flat: 5.8 mi
- Chinese Camp: 11.5 mi
- F - Master Gardener's Demonstration Garden: 18.0 mi
- Dedication Garden: 19.9 mi
- Natural Bridge: 4.4 mi
- Scoutmaster Grotto: 20.9 mi
- Jawbone Falls: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Columbia Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duckwall Mountain | ESE 107° | 1,775 m | 16.0 mi |
| Marble Mountain | E 92° | 1,665 m | 14.8 mi |
| Crandall Peak | ENE 58° | 1,664 m | 16.4 mi |
| Mount Lewis | E 90° | 1,661 m | 13.0 mi |
| Elizabeth Peak | ENE 77° | 1,486 m | 8.5 mi |
| Mount Provo | E 99° | 1,479 m | 10.7 mi |
| Mount Knight | NE 44° | 1,458 m | 12.6 mi |
| Murphy Peak | ESE 105° | 1,365 m | 13.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:49 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:05 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 46 | 50 | 53 | 61 | 68 | 75 | 74 | 69 | 60 | 50 | 44 |
| Precip in | 6.3 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sonora, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/554771063
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