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Finnon Recreation Area

Finnon Recreation Area from directly overhead

Finnon Recreation Area is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 736 m. Devil Peak stands 1,611 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock Creek, a waterfall 1.4 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
Permitted
Getting there

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Coordinates38.79713, -120.75058
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Gold Bug Park: 4.5 mi
  • Lumsden Park: 5.0 mi
  • Rotary Park: 5.5 mi
  • Lions Park: 5.6 mi
  • Placerville City Park: 5.7 mi
Historic sites: 23
Museums: 20
Cliffs: 12
  • Wreckage Wall: 16.3 mi
  • Horseshoe Canyon: 16.4 mi
  • Scale Wall: 16.4 mi
  • Memorial Wall: 16.4 mi
  • Big Crater: 16.7 mi
Springs: 7
  • Jay Bird Spring: 12.9 mi
  • Dad Youngs Spring: 12.9 mi
  • Chicken Hawk Spring: 17.1 mi
  • Chicken Hawk Spring: 17.2 mi
  • Marble Springs: 19.6 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Rock Creek: 1.4 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 14.2 mi
  • Codfish Falls: 17.7 mi
  • Pecker Falls: 18.5 mi
  • Bassi Falls: 23.5 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
  • "Love Comes Softly" movie set: 12.5 mi
  • Ralston Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
  • Bridal Veil Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
  • Cleveland Corral: 17.6 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Attractions: 5
  • Twin Bridges Swimming Hole: 12.1 mi
  • Southwind Labradors: 15.5 mi
  • Cameron Park CSD Pool: 16.6 mi
  • Leoni House: 18.3 mi
  • cave: 23.6 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Gardens: 3
  • Sherwood Demonstration Garden: 8.0 mi
  • Prayer Garden: 20.5 mi
  • Ridgeview EcoLab: 24.9 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Pit Stop Beach: 12.4 mi
  • Oregon Bar: 17.1 mi
  • Tamaroo Bar: 17.1 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Giant Indian Statues: 19.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Finnon Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Devil PeakNE 44°1,611 m15.6 mi
Lookout MountainENE 60°1,566 m11.8 mi
Saddle MountainENE 69°1,555 m9.6 mi
Baltic PeakESE 119°1,541 m14.5 mi
Little Sugar Pine MountainENE 61°1,492 m9.3 mi
Chaix MountainENE 74°1,471 m9.7 mi
Sand MountainNE 44°1,433 m7.2 mi
Bald MountainNNE 18°1,396 m7.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4019:15
June solstice05:3919:5220:32
September equinox06:5118:2719:02
December solstice07:1916:0316:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464852556270777672635245

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Placerville, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1115786437

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