Nature reserve · California
Day Use Area
Day Use Area is a nature reserve in California, at a recorded elevation of 344 m. Copernicus Peak stands 1,327 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Deer Creek Canyon Area, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 344 m
How to reach it
Coordinates37.42012, -121.37099
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Copper Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Mikes Peak: 5.2 mi
- Red Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Mount Oso: 6.0 mi
- Black Mountain: 6.4 mi
Parks
- Woodland Star Park: 12.1 mi
- Rosette Park: 12.2 mi
- Early Gold Park: 12.2 mi
- Castlebrite Park: 12.2 mi
- Tri Gem Park: 12.3 mi
Springs: 26
- Hatch Spring: 10.9 mi
- Lone Tree Mineral Spring: 11.3 mi
- Bear Spring: 14.3 mi
- Bear Spring Concrete Basin: 14.3 mi
- Bear Springs: 14.4 mi
Picnic sites: 26
- Pala Seca Cabin: 18.8 mi
- Pacheco Camp: 18.9 mi
- Stockman's Group Picnic SIte: 19.8 mi
- Lichen Bark: 21.0 mi
- Woodchopper's Flat Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
Nature reserves: 25
- Deer Creek Canyon Area: 0.5 mi
- Minniear Day Use Area: 1.8 mi
- Lick Observatory: 15.7 mi
- Dos Rios State Park: 17.0 mi
- Henry W. Coe State Park: 17.5 mi
Historic sites: 15
- Fred W. “Bill” Gehri Bridge: 7.4 mi
- Ellen Le: 7.5 mi
- Rancho Del Puerto: 13.7 mi
- Patterson War Memorial: 13.7 mi
- Reverend Hamilton: 15.9 mi
Artworks: 7
- Harvest Of Progress: 21.9 mi
- Hotel Western Sign: 22.0 mi
- God Bless America: 22.0 mi
- Tracy Fire Memorial: 22.1 mi
- Discoveries: 24.4 mi
Attractions: 6
- Frog pond: 16.9 mi
- Tracy Holiday Light Show: 21.2 mi
- Altamont Speedway: 24.4 mi
- W-Tree: 24.5 mi
- Lazy River: 24.9 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Pinto Creek Falls: 8.8 mi
- Robison Falls: 9.6 mi
- Finnegan Falls: 18.2 mi
- Pacheco Falls: 19.3 mi
- Murietta Falls: 20.5 mi
Museums: 5
- The Center Building: 13.7 mi
- Newman City Museum: 20.4 mi
- Tracy Historical Museum: 22.3 mi
- Lammersville Pioneer School: 23.4 mi
- Alum Rock Science & Nature Center: 23.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Westley Rest Area: 11.5 mi
- Westley Rest Area: 11.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- San Joaquin City: 18.2 mi
- Tuolumne City: 18.3 mi
Gardens: 2
- Rose Garden: 19.7 mi
- Lake Cunningham Native Garden: 24.5 mi
Beaches: 2
- Del Valle West Beach: 20.8 mi
- Del Valle East Beach: 21.3 mi
Cliffs: 2
- The Bluff: 22.2 mi
- Del Valle Cliffs: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Day Use Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copernicus Peak | WSW 250° | 1,327 m | 15.1 mi |
| Observatory Peak | WSW 250° | 1,298 m | 15.9 mi |
| Hipparchus Peak | WSW 250° | 1,295 m | 15.0 mi |
| Tycho Brahe Peak | WSW 250° | 1,286 m | 15.6 mi |
| Mount Hamilton | WSW 250° | 1,279 m | 15.9 mi |
| Huyghens Peak | WSW 250° | 1,276 m | 15.7 mi |
| Mount Isabel | WSW 245° | 1,275 m | 15.2 mi |
| Galileo Peak | WSW 252° | 1,273 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:51 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:11 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 43 | 45 | 48 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 72 | 67 | 59 | 49 | 43 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Hamilton, 15 mi away.
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