Beach · California
Collins Lake Beach
Collins Lake Beach is a beach in California, at a modelled elevation of 362 m. Big Hill stands 1,145 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Collins Lake Recreation Area, a park 0.4 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Collins Lake Recreation Area
How to reach it
Coordinates39.33368, -121.32280
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Collins Lake Recreation Area: 0.4 mi
- Lake Wildwood Community Center: 8.6 mi
- Commodore Park: 8.6 mi
- Bugler Cove Park: 8.7 mi
- Vista Park: 9.0 mi
Peaks
- Stanfield Hill: 0.5 mi
- Donovan Hill: 1.7 mi
- McGinn Hill: 1.8 mi
- Flanly Peak: 1.8 mi
- Chaparral Hill: 2.0 mi
Waterfalls: 18
- Schirmer Cascade: 20.4 mi
- Schirmer Falls: 20.8 mi
- Coon Falls: 21.2 mi
- Feather Falls: 21.5 mi
- Hollow Falls: 21.8 mi
Historic sites: 16
- World's First Long-Distance Telephone Line: 8.7 mi
- Airplane: 15.3 mi
- Northrop T-38 A Talon: 15.6 mi
- Lockheed U2 Monument: 15.7 mi
- Knight Monument: 15.9 mi
Museums: 15
- Bridgeport Museum and Visitor Center: 7.4 mi
- North Star Museum: 16.1 mi
- Nevada County Historical Society History Center: 16.8 mi
- American Victorian Museum: 16.9 mi
- Firehouse Number 1 Museum: 17.0 mi
Attractions: 8
- Bridgeport Covered Bridge: 7.4 mi
- Purdon Crossing: 14.8 mi
- China Dam: 15.5 mi
- Emerald Pool: 15.7 mi
- Bourn Cottage: 17.0 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Lower Yuba River: 8.0 mi
- Black Swan Preserve: 8.9 mi
- Burton Homestead Preserve: 16.2 mi
- Round Mountain Conservation Easement: 17.0 mi
- Oroville Wildlife Management Area: 17.7 mi
Springs: 6
- Oven Spring: 13.2 mi
- Jackies Orchard Spring: 19.8 mi
- Holden Spring: 20.8 mi
- Willow Spring: 23.4 mi
- Derbec Spring: 24.0 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Bidwell's Bar: 16.7 mi
- Chandon: 18.2 mi
- Hamilton: 18.9 mi
- Bloomer: 22.0 mi
- North Bloomfield: 22.7 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Johnsons Bluff: 6.3 mi
- Rocky Point: 11.5 mi
- Granite Point: 12.1 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 24.5 mi
Beaches: 3
- Pine Island Beach: 9.1 mi
- Hoyt Crossing Nude Beach: 13.1 mi
- Dog Beach: 23.1 mi
Gardens: 3
- Nisenan Garden: 16.4 mi
- Bourn Gardens: 17.0 mi
- Toride Japan Sister City Garden: 21.3 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Overlook Point Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- Humbug Creek Picknic: 20.8 mi
- Convict Flat Picnic Site: 23.7 mi
Artworks: 1
- Eagle: 15.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Collins Lake Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Hill | NE 35° | 1,145 m | 16.1 mi |
| Pike County Peak | NNE 33° | 1,095 m | 11.7 mi |
| Mount Hope | NNE 26° | 1,075 m | 14.3 mi |
| Oregon Peak | ENE 64° | 1,047 m | 8.7 mi |
| Sunset Hill | N 5° | 1,006 m | 13.2 mi |
| Fountain House Hill | NE 51° | 982 m | 8.5 mi |
| Weiss Hill | N 4° | 975 m | 11.3 mi |
| Summit Hill | ENE 59° | 960 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:42 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:56 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:04 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 47 | 51 | 54 | 61 | 69 | 75 | 75 | 70 | 61 | 51 | 45 |
| Precip in | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 5.3 | 8.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dobbins 1 S, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/188295780
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