Colusa National Wildlife Refuge
Colusa National Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Cold Spring Mountain stands 1,093 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is C.D. Semple Park, a park 4.0 miles away. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.
A unit of the Sacramento National Wildlife Complex. The outer boundary of what is usually considered the "Colusa NWR" actually includes four contiguous units of the Steve Thompson Wildlife Management Area
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
- Access
- Permitted
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- C.D. Semple Park: 4.0 mi
- A.B. Davison Park: 4.4 mi
- Municipal Swimming Pool: 4.4 mi
- Will S. Green Park: 4.4 mi
- Sankey Park: 4.5 mi
- West Butte: 11.5 mi
- Bunker Hill: 12.4 mi
- South Butte: 12.6 mi
- Twin Peaks: 12.9 mi
- Old Craggy: 13.0 mi
- Sacramento Valley Museum: 6.2 mi
- Sutter County Museum: 21.9 mi
- Gridley Museum: 23.7 mi
- Mary Aaron Memorial Museum: 24.4 mi
- Chinese American Museum of Northern California: 24.6 mi
- Maxwell Rest Area Northbound: 9.5 mi
- Maxwell Rest Area Southbound: 9.6 mi
- Dunnigan Rest Area: 18.2 mi
- Dunnigan Rest Area: 18.3 mi
- Colusa Bypass Wildlife Area: 7.1 mi
- Delevan National Wildlife Refuge: 10.8 mi
- Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge: 18.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial Wall: 4.7 mi
- Leahn Joshua Halprin Lagoon: 23.8 mi
- Windy Point: 19.0 mi
- Blue Cliffs: 20.5 mi
- The Falls: 12.5 mi
- Hog Spring: 19.7 mi
- Wilbur Hot Springs: 21.6 mi
- Toride Japan Sister City Garden: 21.8 mi
- Chandon: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Colusa National Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold Spring Mountain | W 261° | 1,093.3 m | 24.1 mi |
| Baldy Mountain | W 268° | 1,037.8 m | 24.3 mi |
| Fiske Peak | SW 216° | 875 m | 22.2 mi |
| Jackson Mountain | SW 235° | 841 m | 18.0 mi |
| Langs Peak | SW 224° | 809 m | 24.0 mi |
| La Coma Tallac | WSW 246° | 767 m | 16.5 mi |
| Gibson Hill | WSW 247° | 736 m | 24.1 mi |
| Glascock Mountain | SW 221° | 733 m | 21.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:07 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/44388872
Day trips start here
- Williams · 6 mi
- Colusa County · 13 mi
- Willows · 27 mi
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