Colusa Bypass Wildlife Area
Colusa Bypass Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 16 m. Jackson Mountain stands 841 m to the southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Colusa Weir Recreation Area, a park 1.7 miles away. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- California Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Access
- Permitted
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Colusa Weir Recreation Area: 1.7 mi
- Levee park: 2.6 mi
- Colusa River State Recreational Wildlife Park: 2.8 mi
- Sankey Park: 2.8 mi
- Colusa: 2.8 mi
- West Butte: 6.4 mi
- Yana Peak: 7.6 mi
- South Butte: 8.0 mi
- Twin Peaks: 8.0 mi
- Old Craggy: 8.3 mi
- Sacramento Valley Museum: 11.9 mi
- Gridley Museum: 17.0 mi
- Sutter County Museum: 18.6 mi
- Mary Aaron Memorial Museum: 21.1 mi
- Chinese American Museum of Northern California: 21.4 mi
- Colusa National Wildlife Refuge: 7.1 mi
- Delevan National Wildlife Refuge: 8.1 mi
- Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge: 16.0 mi
- Oroville Wildlife Management Area: 24.4 mi
- Maxwell Rest Area Northbound: 11.5 mi
- Maxwell Rest Area Southbound: 11.7 mi
- Dunnigan Rest Area: 23.6 mi
- Dunnigan Rest Area: 23.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial Wall: 2.9 mi
- Leahn Joshua Halprin Lagoon: 21.3 mi
- The Falls: 7.1 mi
- Toride Japan Sister City Garden: 18.5 mi
- Windy Point: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Colusa Bypass Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Mountain | SW 230° | 841 m | 24.9 mi |
| La Coma Tallac | WSW 238° | 767 m | 23.0 mi |
| Lodoga Peak | W 274° | 726 m | 24.5 mi |
| South Butte | ESE 104° | 628 m | 8.0 mi |
| Three Sisters | WSW 249° | 588.9 m | 21.2 mi |
| Pence Mountain | W 276° | 565 m | 23.0 mi |
| North Butte | E 89° | 557 m | 9.6 mi |
| Twin Peaks | E 100° | 539 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:06 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 51 | 55 | 60 | 67 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 72 | 64 | 53 | 46 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Colusa 2 SSW, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1036492793
Day trips start here
- Williams · 11 mi
- Colusa County · 18 mi
- Willows · 23 mi
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