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Gold Run Westbound Rest Area

Gold Run Westbound Rest Area from directly overhead

Gold Run Westbound Rest Area is a rest area in California, at a modelled elevation of 949 m. Texas Hill stands 1,704 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Chinese Railroad Workers, a historic site 0.2 miles 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 (264 m apart).

What to expect

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How to reach it

Coordinates39.17875, -120.85446

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Cold Spring Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Bogus Point: 1.6 mi
  • Frost Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Camel Hump: 2.6 mi
  • Roach Hill: 3.4 mi
Parks: 49
  • Peoples Park: 4.7 mi
  • Rock Creek Nature Study Area: 9.1 mi
  • Empire Mine State Historic Park: 10.3 mi
  • Calanan Park: 10.5 mi
  • Empire Mine State Historic Park: 10.6 mi
Cliffs: 26
Historic sites: 24
Museums: 12
Springs: 11
  • Government Spring: 11.9 mi
  • Dawson Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Oven Spring: 14.8 mi
  • Derbec Spring: 14.8 mi
  • Willow Spring: 14.9 mi
Attractions: 9
  • cave: 6.2 mi
  • Bourn Cottage: 10.6 mi
  • Missouri Bar: 11.6 mi
  • Illinois Bar: 12.2 mi
  • Edwards Crossing: 12.6 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • White Cloud Picnic Site: 9.6 mi
  • Humbug Creek Picknic: 11.8 mi
  • Overlook Point Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
  • Ralston Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
  • Fuller Lake Day Use Site: 15.9 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Beaches: 5
  • Dog Beach: 6.1 mi
  • Hoyt Crossing Nude Beach: 14.8 mi
  • Pine Island Beach: 19.5 mi
  • Tamaroo Bar: 22.5 mi
  • Oregon Bar: 24.3 mi
Gardens: 4
  • Dutch Flat Community Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Bourn Gardens: 10.6 mi
  • Nisenan Garden: 11.0 mi
  • Prayer Garden: 11.9 mi
Waterfalls: 3
Artworks: 1
  • Giant Indian Statues: 22.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Texas HillENE 71°1,704 m12.0 mi
Scott HillENE 62°1,625 m11.4 mi
American HillE 101°1,566 m14.5 mi
Helester PointENE 74°1,479 m9.0 mi
Remington HillNNE 27°1,477 m9.2 mi
Negro Jack HillNE 35°1,401 m7.3 mi
McGuire MountainNNE 32°1,352 m6.0 mi
Spaulding PointNE 42°1,333 m4.3 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/97337376

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