Museum · California
Scott Museum
Scott Museum is a museum in California, at a recorded elevation of 738 m. Thompson Peak stands 2,726 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Manzanita Butte, a peak 2.7 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 738 m
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates40.98653, -122.69752
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Manzanita Butte: 2.7 mi
- Usher Hill: 2.9 mi
- Jackass Peak: 3.7 mi
- Plummer Hill: 3.8 mi
- Billys Peak: 5.4 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- Clark Springs Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
- Stoney Creek Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
- Pollard Flat Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
- Behive Beach: 18.0 mi
- Salt Creek Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Kickapoo Waterfall: 11.3 mi
- Middle Canyon Creek Falls: 17.1 mi
- Upper Canyon Creek Falls: 17.1 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 17.4 mi
- Grizzly Lake Falls: 18.4 mi
Springs: 9
- Cold Spring: 13.3 mi
- Picayune Spring: 18.3 mi
- White Ridge Spring: 20.5 mi
- China Spring: 20.6 mi
- Popcorn Spring: 21.5 mi
Parks: 6
- French Gulch County Park: 19.4 mi
- French Gulch Historic District: 19.7 mi
- Lewiston Community Park: 20.5 mi
- Lowden Park: 21.5 mi
- Lee Fong Park Disc Golf Course: 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Minersville: 10.3 mi
- Deadwood: 18.6 mi
- Dedrick: 19.7 mi
- Canon City: 21.4 mi
Historic sites: 4
- Stamp mill: 15.7 mi
- Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park: 21.7 mi
- Russell Cabin: 21.8 mi
- Battle Rock: 22.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
- National Recreation Area, Picnic Area - Tanbark: 12.9 mi
- Lakehead Rest Area: 16.3 mi
- O'Brien Rest Area: 23.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Castle Crags: 23.0 mi
- Cosmic Wall: 23.0 mi
Museums: 1
- Jake Jackson Memorial Museum: 21.8 mi
Beaches: 1
- Oak Bottom Beach: 24.0 mi
Attractions: 1
- Lake Shasta Caverns: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of Scott Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Peak | W 273° | 2,726 m | 18.3 mi |
| Caesar Peak | W 274° | 2,714 m | 17.7 mi |
| Sawtooth Mountain | W 267° | 2,662 m | 16.0 mi |
| Caribou Mountain | WNW 282° | 2,609 m | 14.0 mi |
| Wedding Cake | W 271° | 2,605 m | 18.3 mi |
| Gibson Peak | WSW 252° | 2,560.3 m | 9.6 mi |
| Siligo Peak | WSW 255° | 2,482 m | 11.0 mi |
| Seven Up Peak | WSW 259° | 2,476 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:47 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:06 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:02 | 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 | 41 | 45 | 48 | 53 | 61 | 68 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 6.0 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 6.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Trinity RVR Hatchery, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/368174037
Day trips start here
- Lakehead · 18 mi
- French Gulch · 20 mi
- Callahan · 23 mi
- Whiskeytown National Recreation Area · 26 mi
- Dunsmuir · 27 mi
- Shasta Lake · 27 mi
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