Nature reserve · California
Lower Yuba River
Lower Yuba River is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 298 m. Oregon Peak stands 1,047 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Swan Preserve, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- California Department of Fish and Wildlife
How to reach it
Coordinates39.22184, -121.28137
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Peardon Hill: 1.1 mi
- Meade Hill: 1.2 mi
- Buzzard Peak: 1.4 mi
- Sugarloaf Hill: 1.9 mi
- Rose Hill: 2.8 mi
Parks
- Bugler Cove Park: 3.7 mi
- Commodore Park: 3.8 mi
- Lake Wildwood Community Center: 3.9 mi
- Vista Park: 3.9 mi
- Miners Gulch Park: 4.0 mi
Historic sites: 22
- World's First Long-Distance Telephone Line: 8.6 mi
- Lockheed U2 Monument: 9.7 mi
- Airplane: 10.0 mi
- Northrop T-38 A Talon: 10.6 mi
- WWII German Prisoner of War Cell Block: 11.2 mi
Museums: 16
- Bridgeport Museum and Visitor Center: 6.7 mi
- North Star Museum: 11.4 mi
- Nevada County Historical Society History Center: 13.7 mi
- Nevada County Narrow Guage Railroad Museum: 14.2 mi
- American Victorian Museum: 14.2 mi
Nature reserves: 10
- Black Swan Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Adam Ryan Wildlife Preserve: 14.0 mi
- Burton Homestead Preserve: 14.3 mi
- Woodpecker Wildlife Preserve / Geri Bergen Memorial Forest: 15.7 mi
- Round Mountain Conservation Easement: 16.2 mi
Attractions: 9
- Bridgeport Covered Bridge: 6.7 mi
- Bourn Cottage: 12.5 mi
- Purdon Crossing: 14.5 mi
- China Dam: 15.3 mi
- Emerald Pool: 15.4 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Johnsons Bluff: 5.2 mi
- Rocky Point: 14.1 mi
- Granite Point: 14.5 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 20.8 mi
- Windy Point: 21.6 mi
Springs: 6
- Oven Spring: 12.2 mi
- Jackies Orchard Spring: 20.8 mi
- Holden Spring: 21.6 mi
- Willow Spring: 24.0 mi
- Derbec Spring: 24.5 mi
Gardens: 6
- Bourn Gardens: 12.5 mi
- Nisenan Garden: 13.6 mi
- Community Garden: 16.7 mi
- Toride Japan Sister City Garden: 19.8 mi
- Prayer Garden: 20.8 mi
Beaches: 5
- Pine Island Beach: 3.8 mi
- Collins Lake Beach: 8.0 mi
- Hoyt Crossing Nude Beach: 12.1 mi
- Dog Beach: 20.4 mi
- Turrtle Bend: 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Red Dog: 20.4 mi
- Chandon: 21.4 mi
- North Bloomfield: 22.8 mi
- Ophir: 24.4 mi
- Bidwell's Bar: 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Collins Lake Group Picnic Area #1: 8.1 mi
- Overlook Point Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
- Humbug Creek Picknic: 20.3 mi
- White Cloud Picnic Site: 24.2 mi
Artworks: 2
- Eagle: 9.7 mi
- Giant Indian Statues: 24.4 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Hidden Falls: 18.5 mi
- Codfish Falls: 23.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Gold Run Westbound Rest Area: 23.1 mi
- Gold Run Eastbound Rest Area: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Lower Yuba River. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon Peak | NNE 26° | 1,047 m | 12.8 mi |
| Fountain House Hill | NNE 19° | 982 m | 13.8 mi |
| Summit Hill | NNE 26° | 960 m | 14.1 mi |
| Osborne Hill | E 101° | 933 m | 13.3 mi |
| Montezuma Hill | ENE 59° | 882 m | 13.5 mi |
| Ophir Hill | E 95° | 836 m | 12.9 mi |
| Wolf Mountain | ESE 122° | 802 m | 11.5 mi |
| Bunker Hill | ENE 59° | 794 m | 11.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:55 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:04 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 47 | 51 | 54 | 61 | 69 | 75 | 75 | 70 | 61 | 51 | 45 |
| Precip in | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 5.3 | 8.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dobbins 1 S, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/711921017
Day trips start here
- Grass Valley · 12 mi
- Colfax · 19 mi
- Auburn · 25 mi
- Rocklin · 30 mi
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