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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. Black Mountain stands 2,131 m to the east-northeast, 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: 47
  • 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
  • Sugarloaf Mountain: 11.0 mi
Cliffs: 25
Historic sites: 23
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
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
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 3
Artworks: 1
  • Giant Indian Statues: 22.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Gold Run Eastbound Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black MountainENE2,131 m14.9 mi
Whisky HillE1,776 m14.8 mi
Texas HillENE1,704 m11.8 mi
Scott HillENE1,625 m11.2 mi
American HillE1,566 m14.3 mi
Helester PointENE1,479 m8.8 mi
Remington HillNNE1,477 m9.1 mi
Negro Jack HillNE1,401 m7.1 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 50–80 °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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