Cliff · California
Dry Creek Rim
Dry Creek Rim is a cliff in California, at a recorded elevation of 1,743 m. Crane Mountain stands 2,577 m to the east-northeast, 20 miles off. Oregon Outback passes 16 miles off. 72 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1743 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.96627, -120.59968
- 15.6 mi off the Oregon Outback, National
72 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 51
- Fitzwater Point: 3.9 mi
- Muldoon Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Beaver Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Castle Rock: 7.7 mi
- South Mountain: 9.0 mi
Parks: 6
- Drews Reservoir County Park: 10.6 mi
- Booth State Park: 15.4 mi
- Soroptomist Park: 19.5 mi
- Cottonwood Reservoir County Park: 19.7 mi
- McDonald City Park: 19.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Dry Creek Rim: 1.1 mi
- Barnes Rim: 18.2 mi
- Cub Cliff: 19.0 mi
- Porcupine Rim: 23.8 mi
- Horse Camp Rim: 23.8 mi
Springs: 5
- Hay Spring: 15.2 mi
- White Rock Spring: 17.8 mi
- Wooden Trough Spring: 18.4 mi
- Hunters Spring: 22.9 mi
- McClendon Spring: 24.3 mi
Museums: 3
- Schminck Memorial Museum: 20.1 mi
- Lake County Museum: 20.1 mi
- Mc Chuck Wagon Western Heritage Exhibit: 20.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Lily Lake Boating Site: 20.1 mi
Artworks: 1
- L: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dry Creek Rim. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crane Mountain | ENE 70° | 2,577.4 m | 19.6 mi |
| Mount Bidwell | E 90° | 2,529 m | 22.3 mi |
| Mount Vida | E 96° | 2,500 m | 19.4 mi |
| Yellow Mountain | E 90° | 2,460 m | 20.2 mi |
| Buck Mountain | SE 136° | 2,417 m | 23.9 mi |
| Cougar Peak | N 356° | 2,413.711 m | 23.6 mi |
| Fandango Peak | ESE 111° | 2,369 m | 20.0 mi |
| Grizzly Peak | N 354° | 2,367.686 m | 19.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:38 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 20:00 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:50 | 16:35 |
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 | 35 | 39 | 43 | 52 | 59 | 68 | 65 | 58 | 47 | 37 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BLY 4 SE, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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