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Woodlands Special Treatment Area

Woodlands Special Treatment Area from directly overhead

Woodlands Special Treatment Area is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 213 m. Laughlin Range stands 1,000 m to the east, 22 miles off. 140 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.

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Coordinates39.32685, -123.69105
Around it

140 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 36
  • Observatory Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Mathison Peak: 3.8 mi
  • McGuire Hill: 4.1 mi
  • Noyo Hill: 6.0 mi
  • Docker Hill: 6.3 mi
Parks: 29
  • Jackson State Forest: 5.1 mi
  • Dog Park: 5.7 mi
  • Petanque: 5.7 mi
  • Dog Park: 5.8 mi
  • Friendship Park: 5.8 mi
Nature reserves: 16
Beaches: 13
  • Big River Beach: 5.7 mi
  • Russian Gulch: 6.1 mi
  • Portuguese Beach: 6.2 mi
  • Caspar Headlands State Beach: 7.1 mi
  • Jug Handle Beach: 7.6 mi
Museums: 10
  • Ford House Visitors Center: 6.0 mi
  • Little River Improvement Club & Museum: 6.4 mi
  • First Assistant Lightkeeper's House and Museum: 7.2 mi
  • Marine Science Exhibit: 7.3 mi
  • Noyo Center for Marine Science: 10.2 mi
Natural arches: 7
  • Blowhole: 6.4 mi
  • Jughandle: 7.8 mi
  • Arch of the Navarro: 10.2 mi
  • Wharf Rock West Arch: 13.7 mi
  • Wharf Rock East Arch: 13.7 mi
Historic sites: 7
Gardens: 5
Picnic sites: 4
Artworks: 3
Attractions: 3
  • Skunk Train: 10.3 mi
  • Tide pools: 12.8 mi
  • Seabiscuit's Grave and Statue: 20.5 mi
Springs: 3
  • Three Springs: 20.3 mi
  • Soda Spring: 21.7 mi
  • Cold Spring: 22.4 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • Point Cabrillo Light Station: 7.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Chamberlain Creek Waterfall: 7.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Woodlands Special Treatment Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Laughlin RangeE 90°1,000 m22.5 mi
Strong MountainNNE 30°978 m19.0 mi
Sherwood PeakNE 37°977 m16.0 mi
Brush MountainNNE 30°944 m20.1 mi
Little Darby PeakENE 69°859 m23.7 mi
Cold Spring MountainSSE 157°815 m22.9 mi
Two RockE 80°809 m13.3 mi
Big Darby PeakENE 68°803 m22.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5219:27
June solstice05:4920:0520:46
September equinox07:0318:3819:13
December solstice07:3216:1316:55

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, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/172549127

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