Nature reserve · California
Black Swan Preserve
Black Swan Preserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 248 m. Oregon Peak stands 1,047 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Meade Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Bear Yuba Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates39.21024, -121.27803
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Meade Hill: 0.8 mi
- Peardon Hill: 0.8 mi
- Buzzard Peak: 2.1 mi
- Rose Hill: 2.3 mi
- Sugarloaf Hill: 2.6 mi
Parks
- Bugler Cove Park: 3.9 mi
- Commodore Park: 4.0 mi
- Vista Park: 4.1 mi
- Miners Gulch Park: 4.1 mi
- Lake Wildwood Community Center: 4.1 mi
Historic sites: 22
- World's First Long-Distance Telephone Line: 9.1 mi
- Lockheed U2 Monument: 9.3 mi
- Airplane: 9.6 mi
- Northrop T-38 A Talon: 10.3 mi
- WWII German Prisoner of War Cell Block: 10.7 mi
Museums: 16
- Bridgeport Museum and Visitor Center: 7.2 mi
- North Star Museum: 11.2 mi
- Nevada County Historical Society History Center: 13.6 mi
- Nevada County Narrow Guage Railroad Museum: 14.2 mi
- American Victorian Museum: 14.3 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Johnsons Bluff: 5.8 mi
- Rocky Point: 14.7 mi
- Granite Point: 15.0 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 20.6 mi
- Windy Point: 21.1 mi
Nature reserves: 10
- Lower Yuba River: 0.8 mi
- Adam Ryan Wildlife Preserve: 13.6 mi
- Burton Homestead Preserve: 14.4 mi
- Woodpecker Wildlife Preserve / Geri Bergen Memorial Forest: 15.6 mi
- Round Mountain Conservation Easement: 16.4 mi
Attractions: 9
- Bridgeport Covered Bridge: 7.2 mi
- Bourn Cottage: 12.3 mi
- Purdon Crossing: 14.8 mi
- China Dam: 15.6 mi
- Emerald Pool: 15.7 mi
Gardens: 6
- Bourn Gardens: 12.3 mi
- Nisenan Garden: 13.6 mi
- Community Garden: 16.1 mi
- Toride Japan Sister City Garden: 19.8 mi
- Prayer Garden: 20.1 mi
Springs: 6
- Oven Spring: 12.4 mi
- Jackies Orchard Spring: 21.1 mi
- Holden Spring: 21.9 mi
- Willow Spring: 24.2 mi
- Derbec Spring: 24.7 mi
Beaches: 5
- Pine Island Beach: 3.8 mi
- Collins Lake Beach: 8.9 mi
- Hoyt Crossing Nude Beach: 12.4 mi
- Dog Beach: 20.4 mi
- Turrtle Bend: 21.8 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Collins Lake Group Picnic Area #1: 8.9 mi
- Overlook Point Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
- Humbug Creek Picknic: 20.5 mi
- White Cloud Picnic Site: 24.3 mi
- Antelope Creek Picnic Area: 25.0 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Red Dog: 20.3 mi
- Chandon: 21.8 mi
- North Bloomfield: 23.0 mi
- Ophir: 23.6 mi
Artworks: 2
- Eagle: 9.2 mi
- Giant Indian Statues: 23.6 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Hidden Falls: 17.7 mi
- Codfish Falls: 22.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Gold Run Westbound Rest Area: 22.8 mi
- Gold Run Eastbound Rest Area: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Black Swan Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon Peak | NNE 24° | 1,047 m | 13.4 mi |
| Fountain House Hill | NNE 17° | 982 m | 14.5 mi |
| Osborne Hill | E 97° | 933 m | 13.0 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | ENE 72° | 928 m | 14.5 mi |
| Montezuma Hill | NE 55° | 882 m | 13.8 mi |
| Ophir Hill | E 92° | 836 m | 12.7 mi |
| Wolf Mountain | ESE 119° | 802 m | 10.9 mi |
| Bunker Hill | NE 55° | 794 m | 12.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:55 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:04 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 47 | 51 | 54 | 61 | 69 | 75 | 75 | 70 | 61 | 51 | 45 |
| Precip in | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 5.3 | 8.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dobbins 1 S, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/711921018
Day trips start here
- Grass Valley · 12 mi
- Colfax · 19 mi
- Auburn · 24 mi
- Rocklin · 29 mi
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