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Adam Ryan Wildlife Preserve

Adam Ryan Wildlife Preserve from directly overhead

Adam Ryan Wildlife Preserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 723 m. Frost Hill stands 1,195 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Goat Rock, a peak 2.3 miles away.

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Operated by
Bear Yuba Land Trust
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Coordinates39.14799, -121.03778
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Goat Rock: 2.3 mi
  • Mount Olive: 2.5 mi
  • Osborne Hill: 2.6 mi
  • Wolf Mountain: 3.5 mi
  • Buck Mountain: 3.8 mi
Parks
Historic sites: 27
Cliffs: 16
Museums: 14
Nature reserves: 11
Attractions: 9
  • Bourn Cottage: 4.2 mi
  • cave: 6.5 mi
  • Purdon Crossing: 12.4 mi
  • Emerald Pool: 12.6 mi
  • China Dam: 12.7 mi
Springs: 9
  • Oven Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Jackies Orchard Spring: 17.3 mi
  • Holden Spring: 17.5 mi
  • Willow Spring: 18.7 mi
  • Derbec Spring: 18.8 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Overlook Point Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
  • Humbug Creek Picknic: 14.3 mi
  • White Cloud Picnic Site: 15.6 mi
  • Ralston Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
  • Collins Lake Group Picnic Area #1: 20.0 mi
Beaches: 8
  • Dog Beach: 10.6 mi
  • Hoyt Crossing Nude Beach: 10.9 mi
  • Pine Island Beach: 11.1 mi
  • Tamaroo Bar: 17.9 mi
  • Oregon Bar: 19.6 mi
Gardens: 5
  • Bourn Gardens: 4.2 mi
  • Nisenan Garden: 7.7 mi
  • Prayer Garden: 8.4 mi
  • Dutch Flat Community Garden: 11.3 mi
  • Community Garden: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Codfish Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 14.6 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Giant Indian Statues: 16.7 mi
  • Eagle: 19.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Adam Ryan Wildlife Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Frost HillENE 74°1,195 m12.0 mi
Banner MountainNNE 30°1,188 m7.8 mi
Roach HillE 94°1,131 m11.4 mi
Quaker HillNE 41°1,126 m11.0 mi
Cold Spring HillE 82°1,123 m9.4 mi
Bogus PointE 84°1,104 m11.2 mi
Camel HumpENE 64°1,090 m11.1 mi
Round MountainN 9°1,004 m11.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4119:16
June solstice05:3919:5420:34
September equinox06:5318:2819:03
December solstice07:2116:0316:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434548515966737267584843
Precip in9.39.08.24.42.50.70.00.10.42.65.510.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grass Valley #2, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1472147333

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