Museum · California
Ironsides Museum
Ironsides Museum is a museum in California, at a recorded elevation of 229 m. Pony Mountain stands 2,244 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Francis B. Mathews Rest Area, a rest area 1.8 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 229 m
How to reach it
Coordinates40.86819, -123.52005
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Zeigler Point: 3.0 mi
- Happy Camp Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Hennessy Peak: 4.3 mi
- Ironside Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Oak Knob: 5.2 mi
Parks: 8
- Veterans Park: 7.4 mi
- Tonkin Park: 7.6 mi
- Commons Park in Willow Creek, CA: 7.7 mi
- Brush Mountain Lookout: 8.4 mi
- Boise Creek Campgrouns USFS: 9.0 mi
Springs: 7
- Cold Spring: 10.4 mi
- Whiting Spring: 15.6 mi
- Blake Spring: 17.8 mi
- Marble Springs: 18.0 mi
- Fir Root Spring: 19.7 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Grays Fall Day Use Area: 2.0 mi
- Cedar Flat Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
- Whites Bar Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
- Big Bar Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
Artworks: 4
- Bigfoot Statue: 7.5 mi
- Gonzalez Bigfoot Statue: 7.6 mi
- Gold Panner: 7.7 mi
- Museum Bigfoot Statue: 7.7 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Gray Falls: 2.1 mi
- Burnt Ranch Falls: 3.6 mi
Beaches: 2
- Hlel-Din River Access/South Fork & Trinity confluence: 4.6 mi
- Kimtu Beach on Trinity River: 7.3 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Eagle Rock Lookout: 13.1 mi
- Russell Cabin: 22.1 mi
Museums: 2
- Hoopa Valley Museum: 16.0 mi
- Blue Lake Museum: 24.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Francis B. Mathews Rest Area: 1.8 mi
Gardens: 1
- Willow Creek Community Garden: 7.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Canon City: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Ironsides Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pony Mountain | ENE 70° | 2,244 m | 15.9 mi |
| Thurston Peaks | E 79° | 2,179 m | 16.2 mi |
| Cabin Peak | ENE 61° | 2,082 m | 19.0 mi |
| Green Mountain | E 79° | 1,944 m | 13.0 mi |
| North Trinity Mountain | N 6° | 1,932 m | 16.5 mi |
| Trinity Mountain | NNE 26° | 1,861 m | 12.6 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | E 84° | 1,850 m | 11.7 mi |
| Twin Sisters Mountain | E 98° | 1,793 m | 16.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:50 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:09 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:06 | 16:50 |
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 | 42 | 45 | 50 | 54 | 61 | 67 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 58 | 47 | 41 |
| Precip in | 6.4 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 7.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG BAR 4 E, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
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