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Hendy Woods State Park

Hendy Woods State Park from directly overhead

Hendy Woods State Park is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 73 m. Red Mountain stands 1,032 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Hermit Hut, a historic site 0.3 miles away.

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What to expect

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates39.07606, -123.47660
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Clow Mountain: 4.2 mi
  • Cold Spring Mountain: 4.5 mi
  • Tarwater Hill: 6.0 mi
  • Dry Bridge Mountain: 6.5 mi
  • Sugarloaf: 6.5 mi
Parks: 51
  • Indian Creek County Park: 2.4 mi
  • Faulkner County Park: 6.2 mi
  • Low Gap Regional Park: 14.6 mi
  • Giorno Park: 14.6 mi
  • Low Gap Park: 14.7 mi
Historic sites: 19
Beaches: 15
Nature reserves: 13
Gardens: 11
  • Community Garden: 14.6 mi
  • The Tropical: 14.6 mi
  • Upper Orchard: 14.6 mi
  • Rainbow Garden: 14.7 mi
  • Pumpkin Patch: 14.8 mi
Springs: 8
  • Cold Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Three Springs: 4.3 mi
  • Soda Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Summit Spring: 7.1 mi
  • Laurel Spring: 9.0 mi
Museums: 8
Natural arches: 8
  • Devils Pitchfork: 13.6 mi
  • Wharf Rock East Arch: 13.7 mi
  • Wharf Rock West Arch: 13.7 mi
  • Point Arena Arch: 16.6 mi
  • Hitch'n Post: 17.2 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Huckleberry Hollow: 8.0 mi
  • Dogwood Day Use: 19.0 mi
  • Camp 20: 19.6 mi
  • Oak Grove Day Use Area: 19.6 mi
  • Camp One Day Use: 24.5 mi
Artworks: 5
Attractions: 4
  • Ukiah U sign: 13.8 mi
  • B Bryan Preserve: 16.1 mi
  • Seabiscuit's Grave and Statue: 19.1 mi
  • Real Goods Solar Living Center: 20.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
Lighthouses: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Chamberlain Creek Waterfall: 23.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of Hendy Woods State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red MountainE 92°1,032 m20.7 mi
Laughlin RangeNNE 33°1,000 m20.5 mi
Sanel MountainESE 122°994 m16.6 mi
Snow MountainESE 123°950 m17.7 mi
Casabonne PeakE 89°930 m10.0 mi
Ward MountainESE 123°910 m19.1 mi
Grizzly PeakSE 124°894 m12.9 mi
Elledge PeakE 100°841 m13.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5119:26
June solstice05:4920:0420:44
September equinox07:0218:3719:13
December solstice07:3016:1316:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F474952566267737269615146
Precip in7.47.05.32.81.70.40.00.10.22.04.18.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ukiah, 15 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Redwood Sorrel90 obs
  • coast redwood84 obs
  • Button's Banana Slug83 obs
  • Pacific trillium80 obs
  • Western Wild Ginger56 obs
  • California fetid adderstongue47 obs
  • Evergreen Huckleberry45 obs
  • Tanoak44 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/38226984

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