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Catfish Beach

Catfish Beach from directly overhead

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
1375 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.31127, -121.17663

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • 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
Springs: 19
Attractions: 6
Waterfalls: 6
  • 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
Parks: 5
  • 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
Hot springs: 5
Cliffs: 4
Picnic sites: 4
Historic sites: 3
  • Fort Maxwell: 8.5 mi
  • Mount Harkness Lookout: 10.6 mi
  • Vehicle: 11.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
Museums: 1
  • Chester-Lake Almanor Museum: 2.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Westwood Beach: 6.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red CinderNNW 344°2,549 m13.3 mi
Mount HarknessNW 322°2,452 m10.6 mi
Red Cinder ConeNNW 342°2,444.5 m13.5 mi
Black ButteN 350°2,435 m16.3 mi
Butt MountainWSW 240°2,395 m12.8 mi
Mount HoffmanNNW 336°2,381 m14.1 mi
North CaribouN 358°2,373 m11.5 mi
South CaribouN 359°2,363 m10.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4119:17
June solstice05:3619:5820:39
September equinox06:5318:2819:03
December solstice07:2515:5916:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323438445260676660503932
Precip in6.25.15.52.51.90.80.40.20.31.73.36.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chester, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358797200

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