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Fort Humboldt State Historic Park

Fort Humboldt State Historic Park from directly overhead

Fort Humboldt State Historic Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Bug Creek Butte stands 1,603 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Humboldt Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
16 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.77666, -124.18851

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Fort Humboldt State Historical Monument: 0.1 mi
  • Highland Park: 0.2 mi
  • Da' Yas Park: 0.9 mi
  • Del Norte Street Pier Park: 1.0 mi
  • Coast Guard Park: 1.1 mi
Peaks: 36
  • Pidgeon Point: 4.6 mi
  • Humboldt Hill: 4.7 mi
  • Cape Horn: 6.8 mi
  • Tompkins Hill: 10.2 mi
  • Fickle Hill: 10.4 mi
Museums: 17
Artworks: 10
  • Ellis Art & Architecture Supplies: 2.1 mi
  • Following Current Events: 2.2 mi
  • Giant Flower Pot Sculpture: 8.2 mi
  • APD Mural: 8.4 mi
  • AMPT Mural: 8.4 mi
Historic sites: 10
Beaches: 7
Gardens: 6
Cliffs: 5
Attractions: 4
  • Carson Mansion: 2.6 mi
  • Blue Ox Millworks: 3.1 mi
  • Ferndale Tourist Information Center: 14.3 mi
  • Sumêg Village: 24.9 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • The Portal: 20.0 mi
  • Elephant Rock: 20.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Azalea State Reserve: 11.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Humboldt State Historic Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bug Creek ButteESE 104°1,603 m23.4 mi
Chaparral MountainESE 103°1,548 m22.2 mi
Horse MountainENE 74°1,506 m24.8 mi
Mad River ButtesESE 104°1,505 m22.1 mi
Snow Camp MountainE 94°1,403 m22.0 mi
Mount AndyE 97°1,192 m20.8 mi
Hansen HillSE 127°1,088 m24.6 mi
Bald JesseSE 135°1,050 m22.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:29
June solstice05:4620:1120:52
September equinox07:0518:3919:16
December solstice07:3816:0916:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F484849515456585957545147
Precip in6.75.65.73.61.70.70.20.20.72.34.98.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eureka WFO Woodley IS, 3 mi away.

  • Pacific chorus frog112 obs
  • White-crowned Sparrow94 obs
  • Marbled Godwit65 obs
  • Spotted Tussock Moth65 obs
  • Great Egret65 obs
  • Cross Orbweaver58 obs
  • Garden Snail58 obs
  • Johnson's Jumping Spider55 obs

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/40173198

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