Azalea State Natural Reserve
Azalea State Natural Reserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 22 m. Spike Buck Mountain stands 1,661 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Azalea State Reserve, a picnic site 0.1 miles away. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Carlson Park: 0.7 mi
- Chevret-Vaissade Park: 1.7 mi
- Woodland Heights Park: 1.9 mi
- Janes Creek Meadows Park: 2.0 mi
- Pierson Park: 2.1 mi
- Fickle Hill: 2.2 mi
- Granite Butte: 5.6 mi
- Liscom Hill: 6.2 mi
- Poverty Point: 6.4 mi
- Cape Horn: 9.4 mi
- Chah-GAH-Cho: 1.6 mi
- McKinleyville Community Forest: 1.8 mi
- Mad River Bluffs: 3.1 mi
- Arcata Community Forest - Sunny Brae Tract: 4.0 mi
- Ma-le'l Dunes South: 5.5 mi
- Natural History Museum: 3.2 mi
- Phillips House Museum: 3.5 mi
- Arcata Marsh Interpretive Center: 4.1 mi
- Blue Lake Museum: 5.3 mi
- Humboldt Coastal Nature Center: 6.0 mi
- Buddha Statue: 2.7 mi
- Buddha Head Statue: 2.7 mi
- Buddha Statue: 2.7 mi
- APD Mural: 3.2 mi
- AMPT Mural: 3.3 mi
- World's Tallest Totem Pole: 2.2 mi
- Shay Park Plaque: 2.7 mi
- Humboldt Bay Memorial: 4.5 mi
- Humboldt Bay Memorial: 4.5 mi
- Bell Buoy: 8.5 mi
- Clam Beach: 5.8 mi
- Little River State Beach: 7.0 mi
- Somoa Beach: 8.8 mi
- Trinidad State Beach: 10.9 mi
- College Cove South: 10.9 mi
- McKinleyville Botanical Garden: 2.8 mi
- Sandy's Bird Garden: 3.4 mi
- Sequoia Park Gardens: 10.2 mi
- Trinidad Native Plant Garden: 10.5 mi
- Humboldt Botanical Garden: 16.3 mi
- Little Head: 10.2 mi
- Elk Head: 11.2 mi
- Red Bluff: 13.9 mi
- Table Bluff: 18.1 mi
- Gyon Bluffs: 24.0 mi
- Blue Ox Millworks: 8.3 mi
- Carson Mansion: 8.7 mi
- Sumêg Village: 15.6 mi
- Trinidad Rest Area: 12.6 mi
- Trinidad Rest Area: 14.7 mi
- Azalea State Reserve: 0.1 mi
- The Portal: 10.8 mi
- Cold Spring: 20.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Azalea State Natural Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spike Buck Mountain | ESE 114° | 1,661 m | 23.6 mi |
| Grouse Mountain | ESE 117° | 1,642 m | 23.9 mi |
| Bug Creek Butte | SE 132° | 1,603 m | 22.9 mi |
| Board Camp Mountain | SE 129° | 1,567 m | 24.3 mi |
| Chaparral Mountain | SE 133° | 1,548 m | 21.7 mi |
| Titlow Hill | ESE 106° | 1,518 m | 20.0 mi |
| Horse Mountain | E 99° | 1,506 m | 18.4 mi |
| Mad River Buttes | SE 134° | 1,505 m | 21.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:52 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:11 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:08 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 53 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 57 | 54 | 51 | 48 |
| Precip in | 7.5 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 5.7 | 8.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arcata Eureka AP, 4 mi away.
- Pacific Banana Slug112 obs
- Western Toad101 obs
- Pacific chorus frog84 obs
- Salmonberry73 obs
- Ensatina71 obs
- Arctic Butterbur66 obs
- Spotted Tussock Moth62 obs
- California Slender Salamander55 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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