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Janet Turner Print Museum

Janet Turner Print Museum is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 60 m. Bald Mountain stands 1,761 m to the northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Chico Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

The Janet Turner Print Museum is an art museum on the campus of California State University Chico, California, United States. The museum first opened in 1981 to house the print collection of Janet E.Turner (1914–1988) an American artist and printmaker. Janet E. Turner's prints and paintings have been exhibited internationally in over 200 exhibitions in more than 50 countries. Janet E. Turner was a professor of art at California State University, Chico, between 1959 and 1981, and the Janet Turner Print Museum was created in her name. The Janet Turner Print Museum now houses a permanent collection of more than 4,000 prints from over 40 countries, including prints by contemporary printmakers and world-renowned artists, including Salvador Dalí, Judy Chicago, David Hockney, Käthe Kollwitz, Pablo Picasso, Betye Saar, Rufino Tamayo, Kara Walker, and Andy Warhol. The museum is open to the public and charges no admission.

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Wikidata Q131830739, matched on coordinates and name (54 m apart).

What to expect

Operated by
California State University, Chico

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.72935, -121.84345

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Children's Playground: 0.1 mi
  • Alumni Glen: 0.1 mi
  • Ringel Park: 0.2 mi
  • Bidwell Mansion State Historic Park: 0.2 mi
  • Lost Park: 0.3 mi
Peaks: 50
Waterfalls: 19
Museums: 16
Springs: 9
Historic sites: 8
Artworks: 7
Ghost towns: 6
Gardens: 4
Cliffs: 4
Picnic sites: 2
Nature reserves: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Janet Turner Print Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald MountainNE 51°1,761 m24.6 mi
Oak PointNE 56°1,617 m24.4 mi
Gold HillNE 41°1,527 m24.8 mi
Gold HillNE 41°1,523 m24.7 mi
Big Bar MountainE 81°1,332 m22.4 mi
Flea MountainENE 71°1,299 m20.9 mi
Cold Spring HillNNE 23°1,239 m24.6 mi
Hungary Hunt PeakE 83°1,227 m21.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4419:20
June solstice05:4019:5920:40
September equinox06:5618:3019:06
December solstice07:2616:0416:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465054596773787773645246
Precip in5.15.13.61.91.30.60.00.10.21.72.45.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chico Univ Farm, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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