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Lake of the Woods State Wildlife Area

Lake of the Woods State Wildlife Area from directly overhead

Lake of the Woods State Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in California, at a recorded elevation of 10 m. South Butte stands 628 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Bobelaine Audobon Sanctuary, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
10 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.94823, -121.57524

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Kule Loklo Park: 2.5 mi
  • Deputy B Meilbeck Memorial Park: 2.9 mi
  • Bear River: 2.9 mi
  • Prairie Trails Park: 3.0 mi
  • Feather River East Park: 3.2 mi
Peaks: 34
  • Barney Mound: 11.3 mi
  • Tyndall Mound: 13.9 mi
  • Telegraph Hill: 18.4 mi
  • Daguerra Point: 19.2 mi
  • McCartie Hill: 19.3 mi
Museums: 17
Nature reserves: 16
Historic sites: 12
  • Leahn Joshua Halprin Lagoon: 10.8 mi
  • WWII German Prisoner of War Cell Block: 13.5 mi
  • Northrop T-38 A Talon: 14.4 mi
  • Airplane: 14.8 mi
  • Lockheed U2 Monument: 14.9 mi
Artworks: 12
  • Eagle: 14.9 mi
  • Your Words are Music to My Ears: 17.5 mi
  • Acorn Steam: 17.5 mi
  • A Fragment of the Universe: 17.7 mi
  • The Baggage Handlers: 17.7 mi
Gardens: 10
  • Community Garden: 8.6 mi
  • Toride Japan Sister City Garden: 14.0 mi
  • Border Garden: 16.0 mi
  • Prayer Garden: 19.8 mi
  • Community Garden: 21.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Antelope Creek Falla: 21.3 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 21.4 mi
  • The Falls: 23.8 mi
Beaches: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Sturzen Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
  • Antelope Creek Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
Springs: 2
  • Huff Mineral Spring: 20.8 mi
  • Wetland Preserve: 21.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lake of the Woods State Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South ButteNW 324°628 m22.1 mi
Vandervere MountainENE 60°559 m24.7 mi
North ButteNNW 330°557 m22.9 mi
Pine HillENE 70°555 m24.8 mi
Cole HillENE 68°551 m24.2 mi
Haney MountainENE 59°544 m24.5 mi
Twin PeaksNW 325°539 m22.5 mi
Bald Rock MountainENE 77°513 m23.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:19
June solstice05:4219:5620:36
September equinox06:5518:3019:05
December solstice07:2216:0616:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475155606774797773645347
Precip in3.83.62.91.40.90.30.00.10.11.02.23.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marysville AP (asos), 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358823252

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