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Crescent City
Crescent City is located on Highway 101 about 20 miles (30 km) south of the Oregon border. The town is named after the crescent shaped sandy beach which is situated south of the city.
Crescent City has a lot to offer visitors with is proximity to the Smith River, Klamath River, Redwood National Park and Smith River National Recreation Area.
The city receives an annual rainfall of 75 inches (190 cm). In summer, the coastal areas of Crescent City have temperatures ranging between 60 and 70 degrees Fahrenheit (16 and 21 degrees Celsius). Inland the temperatures are much warmer. In winter, the temperature ranges from 40 to 50 degrees Fahrenheit (4 and 10 degrees Celsius).
During the famous California gold rush, Klamath and Crescent City both developed simultaneously with thousands of prospectors coming in 1850. Crescent City with its natural harbor became the supply depot for all the mining camps in the area. The Battery Point Lighthouse, as it is lovingly called by the locals, became operational in December, 1856. The lighthouse is located on the western end of the town, on an islet close to Battery Point. The lighthouse stopped its operations in 1965 and today it houses a museum which is open only in summer. The Battery Point Lighthouse is registered as California Historical Landmark.
The Crescent City Harbor is well worth a visit with its myriad fishing boats bringing in their catch of salmon, shrimp, tuna, cod and Dungeness crab. The harbor also has several pleasure boat docks.
Crescent City’s lush green landscape is truly picture-perfect and the climate is just perfect to facilitate the growth of some of the largest and oldest trees in the world. The pristine clean sandy beaches of the city are famous around America. With a completely unique and distinctive lifestyle, it is hard to believe that Crescent City is a part of California.
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