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Gold Run Eastbound Rest Area

Gold Run Eastbound Rest Area from directly overhead

Gold Run Eastbound Rest Area is a rest area in California, at a modelled elevation of 946 m. Whisky Hill stands 1,776 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Star Memorial Highway, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

Between Sawmill and Gold Run O.C.

The story

human settlement in Placer County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q5578837, matched on coordinates and name (441 m apart).

How to reach it

Coordinates39.18026, -120.85093

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Cold Spring Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Bogus Point: 1.5 mi
  • Frost Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Camel Hump: 2.5 mi
  • Roach Hill: 3.4 mi
Parks: 49
  • Peoples Park: 4.9 mi
  • Rock Creek Nature Study Area: 9.1 mi
  • Empire Mine State Historic Park: 10.5 mi
  • Calanan Park: 10.6 mi
  • Empire Mine State Historic Park: 10.8 mi
Cliffs: 26
Historic sites: 24
Museums: 12
Springs: 11
  • Government Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Dawson Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Derbec Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Upper Derbec Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Willow Spring: 14.9 mi
Attractions: 9
  • cave: 6.4 mi
  • Bourn Cottage: 10.8 mi
  • Missouri Bar: 11.6 mi
  • Illinois Bar: 12.2 mi
  • Edwards Crossing: 12.6 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • White Cloud Picnic Site: 9.5 mi
  • Humbug Creek Picknic: 11.8 mi
  • Overlook Point Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
  • Ralston Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
  • Fuller Lake Day Use Site: 15.7 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Beaches: 5
  • Dog Beach: 6.1 mi
  • Hoyt Crossing Nude Beach: 14.9 mi
  • Pine Island Beach: 19.7 mi
  • Tamaroo Bar: 22.6 mi
  • Oregon Bar: 24.5 mi
Gardens: 4
  • Dutch Flat Community Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Bourn Gardens: 10.8 mi
  • Nisenan Garden: 11.1 mi
  • Prayer Garden: 12.1 mi
Waterfalls: 3
Artworks: 1
  • Giant Indian Statues: 22.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Gold Run Eastbound Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whisky HillE 86°1,776 m14.8 mi
Texas HillENE 71°1,704 m11.8 mi
Scott HillENE 62°1,625 m11.2 mi
American HillE 101°1,566 m14.3 mi
Helester PointENE 75°1,479 m8.8 mi
Remington HillNNE 26°1,477 m9.1 mi
Negro Jack HillNE 35°1,401 m7.1 mi
McGuire MountainNNE 31°1,352 m5.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4019:16
June solstice05:3819:5420:34
September equinox06:5218:2719:02
December solstice07:2016:0216:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464750546270777672625145
Precip in7.88.07.23.62.30.70.00.10.42.15.18.5

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/97337375

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