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Frenchmans Flat

Frenchmans Flat from directly overhead

Frenchmans Flat is a picnic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 623 m. Frazier Mountain stands 2,442 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Quarry Spring, a spring 0.7 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
USDA Forest Service
Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates34.61591, -118.74432
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Mini Track: 10.6 mi
  • Camino Del Valle Park: 10.9 mi
  • Freeman Canyon Cultural Preserve: 11.1 mi
  • Hungry Valley State Vehicular Recreation Area: 11.3 mi
  • Gorman Cultural Preserve: 11.4 mi
Attractions: 55
Springs: 50
  • Quarry Spring: 0.7 mi
  • Royball Spring: 1.2 mi
  • Oak Flat Spring: 1.6 mi
  • Fisher Spring: 2.4 mi
  • Beartrap Spring: 3.2 mi
Historic sites: 32
Picnic sites: 21
  • Spanish Point: 3.1 mi
  • Fisherman's Rest: 10.0 mi
  • Sharon's Rest: 10.1 mi
  • Shady Acres: 10.3 mi
  • Shady Acres: 10.3 mi
Museums: 16
Gardens: 6
Artworks: 4
Waterfalls: 4
Rest areas: 3
Cliffs: 3
  • Topatopa Bluff: 22.3 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 24.9 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 25.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Frenchmans Flat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Frazier MountainNW 311°2,442 m16.8 mi
Alamo MountainWNW 286°2,248 m12.7 mi
Tecuya MountainNW 319°2,180 m20.6 mi
Peak 7047W 278°2,148 m12.7 mi
McDonald PeakW 276°2,090 m11.2 mi
Sewart MountainW 281°2,076 m9.4 mi
Cobblestone MountainW 266°2,042 m7.0 mi
Hines PeakWSW 249°2,041 m20.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3419:07
June solstice05:4319:3520:12
September equinox06:4418:2018:53
December solstice06:5916:1016:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454649526069767772625245
Precip in2.53.72.00.80.40.10.10.10.10.60.82.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sandberg, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5712784117

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