Catfish Beach
Catfish Beach is a beach in California, at a recorded elevation of 1,375 m. Red Cinder stands 2,549 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Almanor Rest Area, a rest area 0.9 miles away.
The story
Beach in Plumas County, California, United States.
Wikidata Q49320323, joined on its GNIS feature id.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,375 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Manzanita Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Mud Creek Butte: 4.7 mi
- Old Ski Hill: 5.5 mi
- Ski Hill: 6.1 mi
- Little Dyer Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Domingo Spring: 9.6 mi
- Lost Creek Spring: 10.3 mi
- Edge Cabin Spring: 10.6 mi
- Fern Springs: 12.3 mi
- Little Cub Spring: 16.5 mi
- Bunnel Point: 6.5 mi
- Devils Kitchen: 16.3 mi
- Bumpass Hell: 19.9 mi
- Devastated Area: 20.8 mi
- Sulphur Works: 21.1 mi
- Kings Creek Falls: 17.3 mi
- Deer Creek Falls: 19.3 mi
- Mill Creek Falls: 19.8 mi
- Bluff Falls: 20.1 mi
- Indian Falls: 20.6 mi
- Chester Park: 2.9 mi
- Dig It Meadow: 2.9 mi
- Clear Creek Park: 6.8 mi
- Swain Mountain Experimental Forest: 9.4 mi
- Mount Hough State Game Refuge: 24.7 mi
- Terminal Geyser: 13.0 mi
- Drakesbad Hot Springs: 15.0 mi
- Pyrite Pool: 19.8 mi
- Turquoise Pool: 19.9 mi
- Big Boiler: 19.9 mi
- Mud Creek Rim: 4.2 mi
- Warner Valley Rim: 9.3 mi
- Crystal Cliffs: 12.3 mi
- Crescent Cliff: 22.2 mi
- East Shore Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
- Elam Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
- Kings Creek Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
- Philbrook Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
- Fort Maxwell: 8.5 mi
- Mount Harkness Lookout: 10.6 mi
- Vehicle: 11.5 mi
- Lassen Volcanic National Park: 17.8 mi
- Deer Creek Preserve: 23.7 mi
- Bucks Lake Wilderness: 24.3 mi
- Lake Almanor Rest Area: 0.9 mi
- Bogard Rest Area: 21.7 mi
- Chester-Lake Almanor Museum: 2.7 mi
- Westwood Beach: 6.1 mi
- Caribou: 16.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Catfish Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Cinder | NNW 344° | 2,549 m | 13.3 mi |
| Mount Harkness | NW 322° | 2,452 m | 10.6 mi |
| Red Cinder Cone | NNW 342° | 2,445 m | 13.5 mi |
| Black Butte | N 350° | 2,435 m | 16.3 mi |
| Butt Mountain | WSW 240° | 2,395 m | 12.8 mi |
| Mount Hoffman | NNW 336° | 2,381 m | 14.1 mi |
| North Caribou | N 358° | 2,373 m | 11.5 mi |
| South Caribou | N 359° | 2,363 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:41 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:58 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:59 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 34 | 38 | 44 | 52 | 60 | 67 | 66 | 60 | 50 | 39 | 32 |
| Precip in | 6.2 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 6.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chester, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358797200
Day trips start here
- Lassen Volcanic National Park · 18 mi
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