Nature reserve · California
Minniear Day Use Area
Minniear Day Use Area is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 480 m. Copernicus Peak stands 1,327 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Day Use Area, a nature reserve 1.8 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Stanislaus County Parks & Recreation
How to reach it
Coordinates37.43310, -121.34250
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Copper Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Mikes Peak: 5.4 mi
- Mount Oso: 5.4 mi
- Red Mountain: 7.0 mi
- Cedar Knob: 7.5 mi
Parks
- Woodland Star Park: 10.4 mi
- Rosette Park: 10.4 mi
- Early Gold Park: 10.5 mi
- Castlebrite Park: 10.5 mi
- Tri Gem Park: 10.6 mi
Springs: 26
- Lone Tree Mineral Spring: 11.2 mi
- Hatch Spring: 12.3 mi
- Bear Spring: 15.6 mi
- Bear Spring Concrete Basin: 15.6 mi
- Bear Springs: 15.7 mi
Historic sites: 14
- Ellen Le: 9.0 mi
- Fred W. “Bill” Gehri Bridge: 9.2 mi
- Rancho Del Puerto: 12.0 mi
- Patterson War Memorial: 12.0 mi
- Orestimba: 16.0 mi
Nature reserves: 13
- Day Use Area: 1.8 mi
- Deer Creek Canyon Area: 2.2 mi
- Dos Rios State Park: 15.3 mi
- Lick Observatory: 17.5 mi
- Henry W. Coe State Park: 18.7 mi
Museums: 9
- The Center Building: 11.9 mi
- Newman City Museum: 19.3 mi
- Tracy Historical Museum: 21.7 mi
- Lammersville Pioneer School: 23.0 mi
- Graffiti USA Museum: 23.4 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Pacheco Camp: 20.0 mi
- Pala Seca Cabin: 20.5 mi
- Stockman's Group Picnic SIte: 21.6 mi
- Lichen Bark: 22.0 mi
- Woodchopper's Flat Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
Artworks: 8
- Harvest Of Progress: 21.3 mi
- Hotel Western Sign: 21.3 mi
- God Bless America: 21.4 mi
- Tracy Fire Memorial: 21.5 mi
- Modesto Arch: 23.5 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Pinto Creek Falls: 10.1 mi
- Robison Falls: 10.5 mi
- Finnegan Falls: 16.8 mi
- Pacheco Falls: 20.4 mi
- Murietta Falls: 21.6 mi
Gardens: 5
- Rose Garden: 21.5 mi
- Garden Clock: 23.6 mi
- Rose Garden: 23.7 mi
- The Julio and Aileen Gallo Rose Garden: 23.9 mi
- The Julio and Aileen Gallo Rose Garden: 23.9 mi
Attractions: 3
- Frog pond: 18.7 mi
- Tracy Holiday Light Show: 20.6 mi
- Altamont Speedway: 24.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Westley Rest Area: 10.3 mi
- Westley Rest Area: 10.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Tuolumne City: 16.6 mi
- San Joaquin City: 16.9 mi
Beaches: 2
- Del Valle West Beach: 21.7 mi
- Del Valle East Beach: 22.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
- The Bluff: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Minniear Day Use Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copernicus Peak | WSW 249° | 1,327 m | 16.9 mi |
| Observatory Peak | WSW 249° | 1,298 m | 17.7 mi |
| Hipparchus Peak | WSW 249° | 1,295 m | 16.7 mi |
| Tycho Brahe Peak | WSW 249° | 1,286 m | 17.4 mi |
| Mount Hamilton | WSW 249° | 1,279 m | 17.7 mi |
| Huyghens Peak | WSW 249° | 1,276 m | 17.5 mi |
| Mount Isabel | WSW 244° | 1,275 m | 17.0 mi |
| Galileo Peak | WSW 251° | 1,273 m | 17.0 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 | 18:29 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:11 | 16:52 |
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 | 47 | 51 | 55 | 59 | 65 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 71 | 64 | 54 | 46 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tracy Carbona, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
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