Cliff · California
Blue Cliffs
Blue Cliffs is a cliff in California, at a recorded elevation of 161 m. Cold Spring Mountain stands 1,093 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is China Peak, a peak 1.7 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 161 m
How to reach it
Coordinates38.88351, -122.20942
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- China Peak: 1.7 mi
- Haswell Peak: 3.4 mi
- Fiske Peak: 4.4 mi
- Black Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Glascock Mountain: 5.7 mi
Parks: 31
- Vernon A Nichols County Park: 4.0 mi
- Cache Creek Regional Park: 6.5 mi
- Balfour Park: 12.1 mi
- LaVanche Hursh Park: 12.3 mi
- LaVanche Hursh Park: 12.4 mi
Attractions: 15
- Little Damonte's Hubcap Ranch: 21.5 mi
- Lower Lake Stone Jail: 21.7 mi
- Redwood Flat: 23.5 mi
- Inspiration Point: 23.7 mi
- Martin Spring: 23.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Dunnigan Rest Area: 12.4 mi
- Dunnigan Rest Area: 12.5 mi
- Maxwell Rest Area Northbound: 24.7 mi
- Maxwell Rest Area Southbound: 24.8 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Jackson Bluffs: 15.8 mi
- Taylor Bluffs: 17.7 mi
- Windy Point: 22.1 mi
- White Point: 23.8 mi
Springs: 3
- Bear Spring: 12.1 mi
- Hog Spring: 13.8 mi
- Grizzly Spring: 17.5 mi
Museums: 3
- Sacramento Valley Museum: 18.7 mi
- Lower Lake Schoolhouse Museum: 21.4 mi
- Gibson Museum: 23.8 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Colusa National Wildlife Refuge: 20.5 mi
- Cache Creek Nature Preserve: 22.6 mi
- Anderson Marsh Natural Preserve: 22.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Open Capay Space Park: 14.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Wilbur Hot Springs: 15.6 mi
Beaches: 1
- Little Beach: 19.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Cottonwood: 20.2 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Mike Thompson Harbor: 23.4 mi
Gardens: 1
- Angwin Community Farm Plots: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of Blue Cliffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold Spring Mountain | NW 315° | 1,093.3 m | 21.1 mi |
| Brushy Sky High | W 279° | 968 m | 16.1 mi |
| Berryessa Peak | S 176° | 927 m | 15.2 mi |
| Grizzly Peak | W 269° | 916 m | 13.3 mi |
| Fiske Peak | W 278° | 875 m | 4.4 mi |
| Windy Point | S 171° | 865 m | 16.8 mi |
| Sky High | W 277° | 859 m | 16.4 mi |
| Table Mountain | SW 231° | 857 m | 22.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:09 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 46 | 49 | 53 | 59 | 67 | 74 | 72 | 68 | 59 | 50 | 44 |
| Precip in | 6.2 | 6.2 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 6.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clearlake 4 SE, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358796000
Day trips start here
- Williams · 19 mi
- Colusa County · 21 mi
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