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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, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Observatory Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. 134 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.

What to expect

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How to reach it

Coordinates39.33982, -123.71685

134 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 31
  • Observatory Hill: 0.2 mi
  • Noyo Hill: 4.8 mi
  • Mathison Peak: 4.9 mi
  • McGuire Hill: 5.1 mi
  • Docker Hill: 7.9 mi
Parks: 29
  • Dog Park: 4.7 mi
  • Petanque: 4.7 mi
  • Dog Park: 4.8 mi
  • Friendship Park: 4.8 mi
  • Mendocino Rotary Park: 4.9 mi
Nature reserves: 15
Beaches: 13
  • Russian Gulch: 4.8 mi
  • Big River Beach: 4.8 mi
  • Portuguese Beach: 5.3 mi
  • Caspar Headlands State Beach: 5.5 mi
  • Jug Handle Beach: 6.0 mi
Museums: 10
  • Ford House Visitors Center: 5.1 mi
  • First Assistant Lightkeeper's House and Museum: 5.7 mi
  • Marine Science Exhibit: 5.8 mi
  • Little River Improvement Club & Museum: 5.9 mi
  • Noyo Center for Marine Science: 8.7 mi
Natural arches: 7
  • Blowhole: 5.1 mi
  • Jughandle: 6.1 mi
  • Arch of the Navarro: 10.6 mi
  • Wharf Rock West Arch: 14.4 mi
  • Wharf Rock East Arch: 14.5 mi
Historic sites: 7
Gardens: 5
Picnic sites: 4
Artworks: 3
Attractions: 3
  • Skunk Train: 8.7 mi
  • Tide pools: 11.3 mi
  • Seabiscuit's Grave and Statue: 21.9 mi
Springs: 3
  • Three Springs: 21.6 mi
  • Soda Spring: 23.0 mi
  • Cold Spring: 23.8 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • Point Cabrillo Light Station: 5.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Chamberlain Creek Waterfall: 8.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1

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 92°1,000 m23.9 mi
Strong MountainNE 35°978 m19.0 mi
Sherwood PeakNE 43°977 m16.2 mi
Brush MountainNE 34°944 m20.1 mi
Little Darby PeakENE 73°859 m24.7 mi
Cold Spring MountainSSE 155°815 m24.2 mi
Two RockE 84°809 m14.6 mi
Big Darby PeakENE 71°803 m23.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5219:27
June solstice05:4920:0520:46
September equinox07:0318:3819:14
December solstice07:3216:1316:56

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, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/172549128

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