Beach · California
Oak Bottom Beach
Oak Bottom Beach is a beach in California, at a modelled elevation of 373 m. Bully Choop Mountain stands 2,109 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Whiskeytown, a ghost town 1.8 miles away.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates40.64811, -122.59000
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Mad Mule Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Merry Mountain: 2.1 mi
- South Fork Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Iron Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Monarch Mountain: 3.9 mi
Parks: 57
- French Gulch Historic District: 4.7 mi
- French Gulch County Park: 4.9 mi
- Coggins Park: 6.8 mi
- Salt Creek Heights Neighborhood Park: 8.9 mi
- Mary Lake Park: 9.7 mi
Artworks: 23
- Girl and the Wolf: 11.0 mi
- Mount Shasta: 11.1 mi
- Yes, We Do Tires: 11.1 mi
- Starling: 11.1 mi
- Howell's Dive Shop Mural: 11.1 mi
Historic sites: 11
- Kennedy Memorial Plaque: 4.4 mi
- Pioneer Baby's Grave: 5.7 mi
- Caldwell Monument: 11.0 mi
- Twin Tower Memorial: 11.7 mi
- Veteran's Monument: 11.9 mi
Museums: 11
- Courthouse Museum: 6.2 mi
- General Merchandise: 6.3 mi
- Behrens-Eaton Display Museum: 11.0 mi
- Eaton House: 11.1 mi
- Old City Hall Art Gallery: 11.3 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- (Unnamed) Island Picnic Site: 1.9 mi
- Fishermans Point: 10.4 mi
- Behive Beach: 16.9 mi
- Bailey Cove Day Use: 17.7 mi
- Clark Springs Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Whiskeytown: 1.8 mi
- Shasta State Historic Park: 6.2 mi
- Shasta: 7.0 mi
- Deadwood: 9.0 mi
- Gas Point: 16.3 mi
Gardens: 6
- Matson, Mowder, Howe Celebration Garden: 10.9 mi
- Medicinal Garden: 11.6 mi
- Chilean Garden: 11.6 mi
- Australian Garden: 11.6 mi
- South African Garden: 11.6 mi
Attractions: 4
- McConnell Botanical Gardens: 11.6 mi
- Sundial Bridge: 11.8 mi
- Shasta Lake Ranger Station: 13.7 mi
- Lake Shasta Caverns: 18.5 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Oak Savannah Arboretum: 11.8 mi
- Turtle Bay Bird Sanctuary: 12.2 mi
- Lema Ranch: 14.2 mi
- Clover Creek Preserve: 15.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
- O'Brien Rest Area: 17.4 mi
- Moon Lim Lee Rest Area: 18.6 mi
- National Recreation Area, Picnic Area - Tanbark: 19.4 mi
- Lakehead Rest Area: 21.2 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Crystal Creek Falls: 4.0 mi
- Whiskeytown Falls: 4.4 mi
Beaches: 1
- Brandy Creek Beach: 2.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Oak Bottom Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bully Choop Mountain | SW 235° | 2,109 m | 11.3 mi |
| Paradise Peak | SW 231° | 1,920 m | 10.4 mi |
| Shasta Bally | SW 226° | 1,882 m | 4.7 mi |
| Shoemaker Bally | SW 227° | 1,807 m | 7.9 mi |
| Gunsight Peak | WSW 237° | 1,744 m | 13.3 mi |
| Lookout Peak | SW 226° | 1,734 m | 14.1 mi |
| Bluenose Peak | SW 234° | 1,647 m | 17.2 mi |
| Little Bally | SSW 206° | 1,640 m | 5.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:47 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:04 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:03 | 16:47 |
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 | 46 | 48 | 51 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 80 | 78 | 73 | 63 | 51 | 45 |
| Precip in | 7.5 | 8.4 | 7.5 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 8.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Redding 12 WNW, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/849841541
Day trips start here
- Whiskeytown National Recreation Area · 2 mi
- French Gulch · 5 mi
- Shasta · 7 mi
- Shasta Lake · 12 mi
- Redding · 13 mi
- Palo Cedro · 20 mi
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