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Point St. George Reef Offshore State Marine Conservation Area

Point St. George Reef Offshore State Marine Conservation Area from directly overhead

Point St. George Reef Offshore State Marine Conservation Area is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Mount Emily stands 892 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is White Rock, a natural arch 10 miles away. Pacific Coast passes 16 miles off. 86 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.84251, -124.43788

Overlooks nearby

Around it

86 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 24
  • South Big Dune: 11.8 mi
  • Howland Summit: 16.3 mi
  • Harris Butte: 16.9 mi
  • Howland Hill: 16.9 mi
  • Round Knob: 19.3 mi
Parks: 18
  • Brother Jonathan Park: 13.3 mi
  • Del Norte County Fairgrounds: 13.7 mi
  • Beach Front Park: 14.0 mi
  • Clifford Kamph Memorial Park: 14.9 mi
  • Kamph Memorial Park: 15.0 mi
Beaches: 11
Historic sites: 9
Attractions: 6
Cliffs: 5
Nature reserves: 5
Museums: 2
Lighthouses: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • White Rock: 10.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Fern Fall: 15.9 mi
Gardens: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Lone Ranch Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Point St. George Reef Offshore State Marine Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount EmilyNE 39°891.54 m23.2 mi
Pine Flat MountainENE 70°806 m24.5 mi
Gasquet MountainE 84°802.8 m23.4 mi
Childs HillESE 114°713 m23.2 mi
Craigs Creek MountainE 100°668 m23.0 mi
French HillE 94°631 m23.4 mi
Palmer ButteNNE 29°628 m22.4 mi
Bald HillESE 106°614 m22.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5319:30
June solstice05:4420:1520:57
September equinox07:0618:4019:17
December solstice07:4316:0616:51

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F494949515356575957555148
Precip in9.46.97.85.12.51.40.30.41.14.17.811.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crescent City Mcnamara AP, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/867870217

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