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Caspar Headlands State Beach

Caspar Headlands State Beach from directly overhead

Caspar Headlands State Beach is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Strong Mountain stands 978 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. 101 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.

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California Department of Parks and Recreation

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Coordinates39.35955, -123.81716
Around it

101 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 21
  • Observatory Hill: 5.3 mi
  • Noyo Hill: 5.5 mi
  • Bald Hill: 8.1 mi
  • Mathison Peak: 9.0 mi
  • McGuire Hill: 10.3 mi
Parks: 19
  • Caspar Headlands State Beach: 0.1 mi
  • Heritage Rose Collection: 3.4 mi
  • Perennial Garden: 3.4 mi
  • Friendship Park: 3.7 mi
  • Dog Park: 3.7 mi
Nature reserves: 14
  • Caspar Headlands State Reserve: 0.2 mi
  • Caspar Headlands State Natural Reserve: 0.2 mi
  • Caspar Headlands State Natural Reserve: 0.3 mi
  • Caspar Headlands State Natural Reserve: 0.4 mi
  • Caspar Headlands State Natural Reserve: 0.4 mi
Beaches: 12
  • Caspar Headlands State Beach: 0.1 mi
  • Jug Handle Beach: 1.2 mi
  • Russian Gulch: 2.2 mi
  • Portuguese Beach: 3.9 mi
  • Big River Beach: 4.1 mi
Museums: 9
  • First Assistant Lightkeeper's House and Museum: 0.8 mi
  • Marine Science Exhibit: 0.9 mi
  • Ford House Visitors Center: 3.9 mi
  • Little River Improvement Club & Museum: 5.9 mi
  • Noyo Center for Marine Science: 5.9 mi
Natural arches: 7
  • Jughandle: 1.1 mi
  • Blowhole: 2.1 mi
  • Arch of the Navarro: 11.9 mi
  • Whale Rock Arch: 13.8 mi
  • Wharf Rock West Arch: 16.6 mi
Gardens: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Camp One Day Use: 7.3 mi
  • Camp 20: 13.8 mi
  • Dogwood Day Use: 15.2 mi
  • Huckleberry Hollow: 18.8 mi
Artworks: 2
Attractions: 2
Historic sites: 2
Lighthouses: 1
  • Point Cabrillo Light Station: 0.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Chamberlain Creek Waterfall: 13.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Caspar Headlands State Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Strong MountainNE 48°978 m21.5 mi
Sherwood PeakENE 57°977 m19.4 mi
Brush MountainNE 47°944 m22.6 mi
Two RockE 90°809 m19.9 mi
Irene PeakE 93°802 m23.0 mi
Williams PeakE 98°784 m21.7 mi
Impassable RocksE 97°781 m24.1 mi
Sam Watt RockNE 55°622 m24.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5219:28
June solstice05:4920:0620:46
September equinox07:0418:3919:14
December solstice07:3216:1316:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464748505355575757544946
Precip in7.77.36.43.61.60.70.10.10.22.34.58.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Bragg 5 N, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/39902513

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