Cliff · California
Palisade Cliff
Palisade Cliff is a cliff in California, at a recorded elevation of 1,543 m. Eagle Peak stands 2,811 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Valley View Point, a peak 1.3 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1543 m
How to reach it
Coordinates40.61516, -121.73471
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Valley View Point: 1.3 mi
- Latour Butte: 1.4 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 2.2 mi
- McMullen Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Buck Butte: 2.8 mi
Springs: 26
- Onion Springs: 11.8 mi
- Old Boundary Spring: 14.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Spring: 14.8 mi
- Willow Spring: 15.2 mi
- Blue Ridge Spring: 15.2 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- Bear Creek Falls: 12.6 mi
- Clover Creek Falls: 15.1 mi
- Mill Creek Falls: 16.7 mi
- Three Falls: 16.9 mi
- Bluff Falls: 17.5 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Gray Cliff: 7.9 mi
- Red Cliff: 8.8 mi
- Bonnie Craigs: 9.9 mi
- Crescent Cliff: 13.9 mi
- The Rim: 16.0 mi
Attractions: 7
- Seismograph: 10.5 mi
- Hot Rock: 14.0 mi
- Sulphur Works: 15.5 mi
- Devastated Area: 15.7 mi
- Bumpass Hell: 16.4 mi
Hot springs: 5
- Big Boiler: 16.4 mi
- Turquoise Pool: 16.4 mi
- Pyrite Pool: 16.4 mi
- Drakesbad Hot Springs: 21.1 mi
- Terminal Geyser: 23.1 mi
Parks: 3
- Meadow Park: 11.6 mi
- Washburn Blue Park: 18.4 mi
- Burney Civic Park: 18.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Hat Creek Campground Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
- Old Station Day Use Area: 15.8 mi
- Kings Creek Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Shingletown Rest Area: 9.1 mi
- Hillcrest Rest Area: 19.2 mi
Artworks: 2
- Totem Pole: 11.7 mi
- Metal Horse: 17.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Lassen Volcanic National Park: 18.8 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Afterthought Mine: 19.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Palisade Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Peak | SE 130° | 2,811 m | 14.8 mi |
| Mount Diller | SE 136° | 2,750 m | 14.4 mi |
| Ski Heil Peak | SE 131° | 2,721 m | 14.9 mi |
| Pilot Pinnacle | SE 134° | 2,672 m | 14.7 mi |
| Loomis Peak | SE 131° | 2,626 m | 13.4 mi |
| Vulcans Castle | SE 131° | 2,586 m | 14.4 mi |
| Chaos Crags | ESE 119° | 2,567 m | 12.8 mi |
| Magee Peak | NE 49° | 2,563 m | 7.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:01 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:00 | 16:44 |
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 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 39 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 62 | 57 | 46 | 37 | 31 |
| Precip in | 6.5 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 6.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Manzanita Lake, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358809016
Day trips start here
- Shingletown · 11 mi
- Lassen Volcanic National Park · 19 mi
- Shasta County · 19 mi
- Palo Cedro · 27 mi
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