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Empire Camp Rest Area

Empire Camp Rest Area from directly overhead

Empire Camp Rest Area is a rest area in California, at a recorded elevation of 394 m. Iron Peak stands 1,373 m to the east-southeast, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Mountain, a peak 2.2 miles away.

2.5 mi. S. of Cummings

The story

park in Mendocino County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49487033, joined on its GNIS feature id.

What the record says

Elevation
394 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.82661, -123.59466

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Bald Mountain: 2.2 mi
  • Brush Mountain: 2.5 mi
  • Cow Mountain: 2.7 mi
  • Chimney Rock: 3.5 mi
  • Rattlesnake Summit: 3.8 mi
Cliffs: 9
Parks: 9
  • Reynolds Wayside Campground: 12.6 mi
  • Honky Tonk Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
  • Westport Headlands: 16.6 mi
  • Richardson Grove State Park: 16.8 mi
  • Irvine Lodge Rest Area: 18.6 mi
Beaches: 6
Nature reserves: 5
  • Richardson Grove State Park: 17.6 mi
  • Inglenook Fen-Ten Mile Dunes Natural Preserve: 22.7 mi
  • John B. Dewitt Redwoods State Natural Reserve: 24.2 mi
  • North Fork Wilderness: 24.5 mi
  • MacKerricher State Park: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 2
  • PVC pipe spring: 12.9 mi
  • Joe Burke Falls: 16.4 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Cape Vizcaino Arch: 14.4 mi
  • Whale Rock Arch: 20.9 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Labrynth: 6.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Mill Creek Falls: 8.8 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of Empire Camp Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Iron PeakESE 102°1,373 m6.1 mi
Shell RockENE 77°1,350 m5.7 mi
Cahto PeakS 175°1,284 m9.7 mi
Buck MountainENE 71°1,247 m20.4 mi
Red MountainNNW 330°1,246 m7.0 mi
Signal PeakS 175°1,241 m8.6 mi
Horse Ranch PeakNE 37°1,240 m15.4 mi
Black RockSE 127°1,217 m11.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5119:27
June solstice05:4720:0620:47
September equinox07:0318:3719:13
December solstice07:3316:1116:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444650535964707067574844
Precip in12.711.39.75.11.90.80.00.00.42.76.714.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richardson GR SP, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/97518940

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