Cliff · California
Mill Creek Rim
Mill Creek Rim is a cliff in California, at a recorded elevation of 1,222 m. Brokeoff Mountain stands 2,814 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Spring, a spring 2.7 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1222 m
How to reach it
Coordinates40.21016, -121.66998
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Barkley Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Flatiron Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Sugarloaf: 4.3 mi
- Onion Summit: 4.6 mi
- Round Mountain: 4.9 mi
Springs: 53
- Cedar Spring: 2.7 mi
- Sheep Camp Spring: 3.3 mi
- Howard Spring: 3.9 mi
- Wible Spring: 4.1 mi
- Doty Spring: 4.6 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Lower Deer Creek Falls: 5.5 mi
- Deadhorse Falls: 6.0 mi
- Deer Creek Falls: 8.3 mi
- Bluff Falls: 15.8 mi
- Mill Creek Falls: 18.0 mi
Attractions: 6
- Sulphur Works: 18.0 mi
- Bumpass Hell: 19.3 mi
- Devils Kitchen: 20.3 mi
- Seismograph: 23.2 mi
- Devastated Area: 23.8 mi
Hot springs: 5
- Pyrite Pool: 19.3 mi
- Big Boiler: 19.3 mi
- Turquoise Pool: 19.3 mi
- Terminal Geyser: 21.2 mi
- Drakesbad Hot Springs: 21.3 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Deer Creek Preserve: 5.4 mi
- Gray Davis Dye Creek Preserve: 19.1 mi
- Dales Lake Ecological Reserve: 22.3 mi
- Lassen Volcanic National Park: 24.0 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Crescent Cliff: 20.5 mi
- Steamboat Point: 21.1 mi
- Warner Valley Rim: 22.5 mi
- East China Point: 24.3 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Elam Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
- Philbrook Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
- Kings Creek Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
Parks: 3
- Meadow Park: 22.6 mi
- Dig It Meadow: 24.0 mi
- Chester Park: 24.2 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Fort Maxwell: 22.9 mi
- Mount Harkness Lookout: 24.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Shingletown Rest Area: 22.2 mi
Artworks: 1
- Totem Pole: 22.5 mi
Museums: 1
- Chester-Lake Almanor Museum: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Mill Creek Rim. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brokeoff Mountain | NNE 20° | 2,814 m | 17.3 mi |
| Mount Diller | NNE 21° | 2,750 m | 18.7 mi |
| Pilot Pinnacle | NNE 22° | 2,672 m | 19.3 mi |
| Mount Conard | NNE 30° | 2,491 m | 17.5 mi |
| Diamond Peak | NNE 25° | 2,429 m | 18.2 mi |
| Butt Mountain | E 88° | 2,395 m | 15.0 mi |
| Red Rock Mountain | NNE 12° | 2,299 m | 17.6 mi |
| Locke Peak | ESE 112° | 2,182 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:59 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:01 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 35 | 38 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 63 | 62 | 57 | 48 | 39 | 33 |
| Precip in | 8.3 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 5.2 | 9.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mineral, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358798814
Day trips start here
- Shingletown · 22 mi
- Lassen Volcanic National Park · 24 mi
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