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Ralston Picnic Area

Ralston Picnic Area from directly overhead

Ralston Picnic Area is a picnic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 381 m. Devil Peak stands 1,611 m to the east-southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Pennsylvania Point, a peak 1.6 miles away.

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Coordinates39.00562, -120.73189
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Leroy E Botts Memorial Park: 4.7 mi
  • Peoples Park: 9.9 mi
  • Meadow Vista Park: 15.8 mi
  • Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park: 16.3 mi
  • Beer Garden Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
Historic sites: 29
  • Old Bird's Store (Tahoe NF): 2.8 mi
  • Derby: 7.0 mi
  • Bullion: 7.6 mi
  • Iowa Hill Fire: 9.8 mi
  • Iowa Hill: 9.8 mi
Cliffs: 16
Museums: 15
Picnic sites: 9
  • "Love Comes Softly" movie set: 19.2 mi
  • French Meadows Day Use Site: 19.3 mi
  • Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
  • Bridal Veil Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
  • Lodgepole: 21.7 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Springs: 8
  • Dad Youngs Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Government Spring: 15.2 mi
  • Dawson Spring: 16.6 mi
  • Jay Bird Spring: 16.7 mi
  • Coyote Spring: 20.0 mi
Waterfalls: 6
Gardens: 5
  • Prayer Garden: 13.3 mi
  • Dutch Flat Community Garden: 15.0 mi
  • Sherwood Demonstration Garden: 20.7 mi
  • Bourn Gardens: 22.0 mi
  • Nisenan Garden: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 4
  • Tamaroo Bar: 18.7 mi
  • Dog Beach: 19.8 mi
  • Pit Stop Beach: 19.8 mi
  • Oregon Bar: 20.0 mi
Attractions: 3
  • cave: 12.7 mi
  • Bourn Cottage: 22.0 mi
  • Missouri Bar: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
Artworks: 1
  • Giant Indian Statues: 19.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Ralston Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Devil PeakESE 108°1,611 m10.4 mi
American HillNE 39°1,566 m12.1 mi
Lookout MountainSE 133°1,566 m12.4 mi
Saddle MountainSE 144°1,555 m13.6 mi
Red Star PointENE 73°1,493 m11.1 mi
Little Sugar Pine MountainSE 144°1,492 m12.1 mi
Helester PointN 8°1,479 m14.5 mi
Chaix MountainSE 144°1,471 m14.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4019:15
June solstice05:3819:5320:33
September equinox06:5118:2619:02
December solstice07:1916:0216:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444548536069777772625043
Precip in9.19.28.74.72.50.70.00.10.42.75.27.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Georgetown RS, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/5981978345

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