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Loganville Scenic Highway Center Picnic Site

Loganville Scenic Highway Center Picnic Site from directly overhead

Loganville Scenic Highway Center Picnic Site is a picnic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,215 m. Sierra Buttes stands 2,617 m to the north-northeast, 2.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Sierra City Community Center, a park 1.4 miles away.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates39.56617, -120.66158
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Keystone Mountain: 1.9 mi
  • Sierra Buttes: 2.0 mi
  • Granite Mountain: 5.0 mi
  • Quartz Point: 5.2 mi
  • Pinoli Peak: 5.3 mi
Parks: 18
  • Sierra City Community Center: 1.4 mi
  • Sierra City Community Park: 1.6 mi
  • Kentucky Mine Historic Park: 2.1 mi
  • Lake Basin Recreation Area: 9.3 mi
  • Middle Fork Feather Wild and Scenic River: 13.0 mi
Cliffs: 15
  • Booth Point: 8.0 mi
  • Rediscovery Dome Left: 8.3 mi
  • Rediscovery Dome Right: 8.3 mi
  • Boy Scout Wall: 8.3 mi
  • Bell Point: 8.9 mi
Picnic sites: 14
  • Sand Pond Picnic Site: 4.1 mi
  • Pass Creek Day Use Site: 7.8 mi
  • Pass Creek Day Use Site: 8.0 mi
  • Woodcamp Day Use Site: 8.0 mi
  • Tin Cup Diggins Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
Historic sites: 11
  • Sierra Buttes Fire Lookout: 2.1 mi
  • Sierra County Chinese Laborer Memorial: 2.1 mi
  • Downie Chapter 1249: 8.9 mi
  • Mammoth Mill: 13.5 mi
  • Jolly Boys Mine: 14.9 mi
Museums: 9
Springs: 9
  • Switchback spring: 2.9 mi
  • Upper Derbec Spring: 16.6 mi
  • Derbec Spring: 16.7 mi
  • Willow Spring: 17.1 mi
  • Holden Spring: 19.2 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Hackmans Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Loves Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Frazier Falls: 9.8 mi
  • Fern Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Weber Falls: 15.4 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Webber Lake: 14.2 mi
  • Missouri Bar: 19.3 mi
  • Illinois Bar: 22.8 mi
  • Edwards Crossing: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Hot springs: 3
  • Campbell Hot Springs: 16.6 mi
  • Marble Hot Springs: 20.7 mi
  • Marble Hot Springs: 20.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Artworks: 1
  • "Snowshoe" Thompson: 22.9 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Dog Beach: 24.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Loganville Scenic Highway Center Picnic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sierra ButtesNNE 22°2,617 m2.0 mi
English MountainSE 145°2,552 m10.1 mi
Haskell PeakNE 41°2,453 m8.8 mi
Black ButtesSSE 155°2,447 m13.0 mi
Black ButtesSSE 152°2,407 m12.9 mi
Meadow Lake HillSE 137°2,382 m14.2 mi
Mount ElwellN 351°2,361 m9.9 mi
Grouse RidgeSSE 168°2,351 m12.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:15
June solstice05:3619:5420:34
September equinox06:5118:2619:01
December solstice07:2016:0016:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373840445260686864544437

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bowman DAM, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12219899694

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