China Hill Yreka Phlox Preserve
Marked no entry. Do not count on getting in.
China Hill Yreka Phlox Preserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 869 m. Willow Creek Mountain stands 2,384 m to the east-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Welcoming Dragon, a artwork 0.9 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Siskiyou Land Trust
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Butcher Hill: 1.1 mi
- Badger Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Riverview: 5.0 mi
- Gregory Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Paradise Craggy: 6.0 mi
- Welcoming Dragon: 0.9 mi
- Welcome Sign / Sculpture: 1.3 mi
- Jack Daniel: 17.3 mi
- Captain Morgan: 17.3 mi
- Open Soon: 20.1 mi
- Newton Park: 1.1 mi
- Ringe Park: 1.3 mi
- Gold Street Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- Yreka Park: 1.6 mi
- Discovery Park: 1.7 mi
- Klamathon: 12.0 mi
- Alden Historical Marker: 12.7 mi
- Iron Gate Dam: 16.0 mi
- Oro Fino Historic Plaque: 19.5 mi
- Scotts Bar Monument: 20.1 mi
- Bed Spring: 23.4 mi
- Dead Mole Spring: 23.4 mi
- Sheep Camp Spring: 23.9 mi
- Reeves' Ranch Spring: 24.1 mi
- Dutchman Spring: 24.8 mi
- Siskiyou County Museum: 1.8 mi
- Railroad Museum: 4.7 mi
- Fort Jones Museum: 15.1 mi
- Etna Museum: 24.6 mi
- Lower Greenhorn Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
- Mirror Cove Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
- Martins Dairy Picnic Area: 21.7 mi
- Cougar Park Picnic Area: 24.9 mi
- Randolph E. Collier Rest Area: 7.8 mi
- Weed Airport Rest Area: 20.2 mi
- Weed Airport Rest Area: 20.2 mi
- Grass Lake Rest Area: 24.2 mi
- Yreka Phlox Preserve: 6.6 mi
- Shasta Valley Wildlife Area: 7.5 mi
- Klamath River Fishing Access: 10.7 mi
- Ward's Canyon: 21.3 mi
- Klamath Rim: 23.1 mi
- Sugar pine river access: 22.8 mi
- Jones Beach: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.0 miles of China Hill Yreka Phlox Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Creek Mountain | ENE 76° | 2,384 m | 20.0 mi |
| Dry Lake Mountain | NW 304° | 2,063 m | 20.1 mi |
| Cottonwood Peak | N 351° | 2,014.1 m | 10.0 mi |
| Sterling Mountain | NNW 327° | 2,012 m | 20.7 mi |
| Miller Mountain | ESE 107° | 1,995 m | 20.6 mi |
| Indian Creek Baldy | W 268° | 1,911 m | 11.0 mi |
| McKinley Mountain | W 274° | 1,899 m | 9.2 mi |
| Gunsight Peak | W 267° | 1,851 m | 8.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:46 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:07 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 15:59 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 40 | 45 | 50 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yreka, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1502513498
Day trips start here
- Yreka · 2 mi
- Hornbrook · 12 mi
- Siskiyou County · 12 mi
- Klamath River · 13 mi
- Etna · 25 mi
- Weed · 25 mi
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