- Elevation, modelled
- 1,255 m
- Tallest summit within 21.3 miles
- Plasse Peak2,576 m · 20.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway22.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 38.6075, -120.5019
Nature Center and Observatory is a museum in California, at a modelled 1,255 m. Plasse Peak stands 2,576 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Leoni House, a attraction 0.4 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of Nature Center and Observatory. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plasse Peak | E 88° | 2,576 m | 20.3 mi |
| Alder Hill | E 84° | 2,359 m | 14.3 mi |
| Leek Spring Hill | E 83° | 2,323 m | 12.2 mi |
| Peddler Hill | E 99° | 2,175 m | 13.0 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NE 54° | 2,131 m | 18.7 mi |
| Four Cornered Peak | NNE 33° | 2,072 m | 20.8 mi |
| Shovel Grave | ESE 118° | 2,036 m | 18.5 mi |
| Table Rock | NE 35° | 1,943 m | 20.1 mi |
- 22.7 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Liberty Vista Point · 24 mi
- Hell's Kitchen Vista Point · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Big Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Little Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Sunday Ridge: 3.7 mi
- Lincoln Hill: 3.8 mi
- Little Butte: 4.8 mi
Museums: 14
- Sobon Estate Museum: 14.6 mi
- Chaw'se Regional Indian Museum: 14.7 mi
- Shenandoah Valley Museum: 15.4 mi
- Chew Kee Store: 15.7 mi
- Amador County Model Railroad Museum: 15.9 mi
Historic sites: 11
- Trails West Marker: 10.4 mi
- Trails West marker: 10.7 mi
- Iron Mountain Ski Resort: 15.7 mi
- Elkus: 17.1 mi
- Albert Givan: 18.3 mi
Attractions: 7
- Leoni House: 0.4 mi
- Twin Bridges Swimming Hole: 10.8 mi
- Black Chasm Cavern: 13.8 mi
- Sutter Gold Mine: 21.6 mi
- Historic Joseph H. Thomas House: 21.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Bridal Veil Falls: 10.9 mi
- Rock Creek: 19.7 mi
- Bassi Falls: 21.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Logtown: 19.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:51 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:03 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day trips start here
- Placerville · 18 mi
- Coloma · 25 mi
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