- Elevation, modelled
- 389 m
- Tallest summit within 17.3 miles
- Elizabeth Peak1,486 m · 14.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway18.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 37.9886, -120.4976
National Recreation Area is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled 389 m. Elizabeth Peak stands 1,486 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Lupine Day Use Area, a picnic site 0.7 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of National Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Peak | ENE 69° | 1,486 m | 14.5 mi |
| Mount Provo | E 84° | 1,479 m | 15.9 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | ENE 70° | 1,128 m | 8.5 mi |
| Darby Knob | NNE 26° | 1,127 m | 14.0 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | NNE 30° | 1,031 m | 15.1 mi |
| Tip Top Peak | SE 131° | 1,018 m | 16.9 mi |
| Bald Mountain | E 79° | 1,016 m | 7.5 mi |
| Buckhorn Mountain | E 100° | 1,005 m | 12.3 mi |
- 18.1 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic BywayNational
Named places within 25 miles
- Tuttletown Recreation Area: 0.8 mi
- Natural Bridges Day Use Area: 4.7 mi
- Rocca Park: 4.7 mi
- Columbia State Historic Park: 5.5 mi
- Woods Creek Rotary Park: 5.9 mi
- Carson Hill: 2.3 mi
- Bostick Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Peoria Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Barth Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Funk Hill: 3.8 mi
- Gold Spring: 6.2 mi
- Vine Spring: 6.4 mi
- Lord Spring: 6.8 mi
- Turners Spring: 7.6 mi
- Gooseberry Spring: 9.0 mi
- Jamestown Museum: 4.7 mi
- Tuolumne County Museum: 6.1 mi
- Columbia Museum: 6.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial Military Museum: 6.2 mi
- Angels Camp Museum: 6.6 mi
- Springfield Armory/School/Store: 5.2 mi
- Grumman TS-2A Tracker: 5.4 mi
- Mark Twain Monument: 6.3 mi
- Vallecito Western Mine: 7.2 mi
- Mark Twain Bret Harte Trail - Chinese Camp: 8.9 mi
- Jamestown Branch Jail: 4.7 mi
- Moaning Caverns Adventure Park: 5.8 mi
- Murphys Pokey: 10.4 mi
- Mercer Caverns: 11.3 mi
- Heisler #2 Steam Engine: 14.3 mi
- Lupine Day Use Area: 0.7 mi
- Heron Point Day Use: 1.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 6.3 mi
- Moccasin Point: 14.1 mi
- Remote Camp: 22.5 mi
- The Grotto: 4.7 mi
- Jailhouse Rock: 6.5 mi
- Negro Jack Point: 8.1 mi
- Lovers Leap: 16.4 mi
- McKays Point: 20.8 mi
- Dunn Court Beach: 18.6 mi
- Pine Mountain Lake Marina Beach: 18.8 mi
- Lake Lodge Beach: 19.3 mi
- Cocklebur Beach: 22.0 mi
- French Flat: 1.8 mi
- Carson Hill: 2.8 mi
- Chinese Camp: 8.9 mi
- Red Hills: 9.4 mi
- Calaveras South Grove Natural Preserve: 22.6 mi
- F - Master Gardener's Demonstration Garden: 16.7 mi
- Dedication Garden: 22.5 mi
- Natural Bridge: 4.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:49 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:05 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 50 | 54 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 80 | 76 | 66 | 55 | 48 |
| Precip in | 5.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Melones DAM HQ, 1 mi away.
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