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Etna Museum

Etna Museum from directly overhead

Etna Museum is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 893 m. China Mountain stands 2,606 m to the east-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Siskiyou Valley, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away.

The story

city in Siskiyou County, California, United States

Dates from 1878.

Wikidata Q542603, matched on coordinates and name (261 m apart).

What to expect

Fee
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates41.45575, -122.89452

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Artworks: 12
Parks: 10
  • Johnson - Joss Park: 0.3 mi
  • City Park: 10.6 mi
  • Greenhorn Park: 21.5 mi
  • Siskiyou County Fairgrounds: 21.8 mi
  • Shasta View Park: 22.7 mi
Springs: 10
Historic sites: 6
Waterfalls: 3
  • Johnson Creek Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Maple Falls: 19.8 mi
  • Kickapoo Waterfall: 23.3 mi
Museums: 2
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Sugar pine river access: 18.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of Etna Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
China MountainESE 108°2,606 m17.4 mi
Boulder PeakNW 310°2,512 m13.3 mi
South China MountainESE 113°2,505 m17.1 mi
Craggy PeakSSE 157°2,466 m14.8 mi
Russian PeakSSW 194°2,459 m12.3 mi
Cory PeakESE 120°2,343 m17.4 mi
Eagle PeakSSE 165°2,335 m18.1 mi
Wildcat PeakS 187°2,327 m12.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4719:24
June solstice05:3920:0820:49
September equinox07:0018:3419:10
December solstice07:3516:0116:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384145505763706963534337
Precip in3.52.82.41.41.60.70.50.30.41.32.33.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Callahan, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/759287403

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