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National Recreation Area

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Elevation, modelled
389 m
Tallest summit within 17.3 miles
Elizabeth Peak1,486 m · 14.5 mi
Nearest byway
Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway18.1 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:29local time
Coordinates
37.9886, -120.4976
National Recreation Area from directly overhead

National Recreation Area is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled 389 m. Elizabeth Peak stands 1,486 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Lupine Day Use Area, a picnic site 0.7 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of National Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Elizabeth PeakENE 69°1,486 m14.5 mi
Mount ProvoE 84°1,479 m15.9 mi
Telegraph HillENE 70°1,128 m8.5 mi
Darby KnobNNE 26°1,127 m14.0 mi
Rattlesnake HillNNE 30°1,031 m15.1 mi
Tip Top PeakSE 131°1,018 m16.9 mi
Bald MountainE 79°1,016 m7.5 mi
Buckhorn MountainE 100°1,005 m12.3 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 28
Picnic sites: 6
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Natural arches: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3919:14
June solstice05:4019:4920:29
September equinox06:5118:2619:01
December solstice07:1516:0516:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485054586674818076665548
Precip in5.94.94.82.61.50.40.00.00.21.52.95.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Melones DAM HQ, 1 mi away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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