Empire Camp Rest Area
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
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- White Rock: 5.6 mi
- White Slide: 9.5 mi
- Windy Point: 13.8 mi
- Split Rock: 14.1 mi
- Anderson Cliff: 16.9 mi
- 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
- Drive-Thru Tree Park: 6.9 mi
- Chandelier Tree: 7.0 mi
- World Famous Tree House: 11.0 mi
- Confusion Hill Mountain Train Ride: 11.0 mi
- Confusion Hill Redwood Shoehouse: 11.0 mi
- Usal Beach: 13.5 mi
- Wages Creek Beach: 15.8 mi
- Seaside Beach: 20.6 mi
- Needle Rock Beach: 21.3 mi
- Jones Beach: 22.0 mi
- 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
- Totem Poll: 6.6 mi
- Elder Creek Natural History Landmark: 7.3 mi
- The Twin Towers: 11.0 mi
- California Historical Landmark #674 Round Valley: 19.4 mi
- Drive-Thru Tree Park Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
- Mendocino Redwood Company Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Bill Cipher: 11.0 mi
- World's Tallest Free Standing Redwood Chainsaw Carving: 11.0 mi
- PVC pipe spring: 12.9 mi
- Joe Burke Falls: 16.4 mi
- Cape Vizcaino Arch: 14.4 mi
- Whale Rock Arch: 20.9 mi
- Labrynth: 6.6 mi
- Mill Creek Falls: 8.8 mi
- Moss Cove Rest Area: 21.1 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Peak | ESE 102° | 1,373 m | 6.1 mi |
| Shell Rock | ENE 77° | 1,350 m | 5.7 mi |
| Cahto Peak | S 175° | 1,284 m | 9.7 mi |
| Buck Mountain | ENE 71° | 1,247 m | 20.4 mi |
| Red Mountain | NNW 330° | 1,246 m | 7.0 mi |
| Signal Peak | S 175° | 1,241 m | 8.6 mi |
| Horse Ranch Peak | NE 37° | 1,240 m | 15.4 mi |
| Black Rock | SE 127° | 1,217 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:51 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:06 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:11 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 46 | 50 | 53 | 59 | 64 | 70 | 70 | 67 | 57 | 48 | 44 |
| Precip in | 12.7 | 11.3 | 9.7 | 5.1 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 6.7 | 14.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richardson GR SP, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/97518940
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