- Elevation, modelled
- 879 m
- Tallest summit within 13.8 miles
- Sierra Buttes2,617 m · 9.9 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:35local time
- Coordinates
- 39.5597, -120.8277
Tin Cup Diggins Picnic Area is a picnic site in California, at a modelled 879 m. Sierra Buttes stands 2,617 m to the east-northeast, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Downie Chapter 1249, a historic site 0.1 miles away.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Tin Cup Diggins Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Buttes | ENE 76° | 2,617 m | 9.9 mi |
| Mount Elwell | NE 36° | 2,361 m | 12.6 mi |
| Mount Fillmore | N 354° | 2,344 m | 11.8 mi |
| Bowman Mountain | SE 130° | 2,251 m | 13.7 mi |
| Mount Washington | NNE 28° | 2,236 m | 12.9 mi |
| Pinoli Peak | ESE 117° | 2,213 m | 10.7 mi |
| Gibraltar | NNE 14° | 2,210 m | 10.9 mi |
| Beartrap Mountain | N 5° | 2,172 m | 11.2 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- High Commission: 0.8 mi
- Red Dog: 1.0 mi
- Grizzly Peak: 2.2 mi
- Table Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Bald Mountain: 3.7 mi
Cliffs: 17
- Ruby Bluff: 3.4 mi
- Bell Point: 6.7 mi
- Independence Point: 6.7 mi
- Booth Point: 8.3 mi
- Rediscovery Dome Left: 11.9 mi
Parks: 16
- Sierra City Community Center: 10.2 mi
- Sierra City Community Park: 10.5 mi
- Kentucky Mine Historic Park: 11.0 mi
- Lake Basin Recreation Area: 13.0 mi
- Malakoff Diggins-North Bloomfield Historic District: 13.8 mi
Historic sites: 15
Picnic sites: 13
- Convict Flat Picnic Site: 7.1 mi
- Loganville Scenic Highway Center Picnic Site: 8.9 mi
- Sand Pond Picnic Site: 11.7 mi
- Woodcamp Day Use Site: 15.5 mi
- Pass Creek Day Use Site: 15.9 mi
Museums: 8
- Downieville Museum: 0.1 mi
- Kentucky Mine Historic Park and Museum: 11.0 mi
- Frank C. Reilly Museum: 11.9 mi
- Plumas-Eureka State Park Museum: 15.3 mi
- Firehouse Number 1 Museum: 22.8 mi
Springs: 7
- Switchback spring: 11.5 mi
- Upper Derbec Spring: 11.7 mi
- Derbec Spring: 11.9 mi
- Willow Spring: 12.0 mi
- Holden Spring: 13.2 mi
Attractions: 7
- Missouri Bar: 15.1 mi
- Illinois Bar: 17.3 mi
- Edwards Crossing: 17.9 mi
- Emerald Pool: 19.1 mi
- China Dam: 19.2 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Hackmans Falls: 10.7 mi
- Loves Falls: 11.8 mi
- Fern Falls: 13.6 mi
- Frazier Falls: 14.1 mi
- Weber Falls: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Forest: 4.9 mi
- North Bloomfield: 13.8 mi
- Jamison: 16.8 mi
- Red Dog: 24.0 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Round Mountain Conservation Easement: 19.1 mi
- Burton Homestead Preserve: 21.8 mi
- Coppins Meadow: 22.3 mi
- Woodpecker Wildlife Preserve / Geri Bergen Memorial Forest: 23.4 mi
Beaches: 2
- Dog Beach: 21.1 mi
- Hoyt Crossing Nude Beach: 22.3 mi
Gardens: 2
- Nisenan Garden: 23.5 mi
- Dutch Flat Community Garden: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Alpha - Omega Rest Area: 17.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:40 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:54 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:01 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 42 | 45 | 50 | 57 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 65 | 55 | 44 | 38 |
| Precip in | 11.3 | 10.7 | 10.0 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 6.8 | 11.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Downieville, under a mile away.
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