Nature reserve · California
O'Neill Forebay Wildlife Area
O'Neill Forebay Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in California, at a recorded elevation of 59 m. Laveaga Peak stands 1,145 m to the south-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is South Beach, a beach 1.4 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 59 m
How to reach it
Coordinates37.08518, -121.03315
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Basalt Hill: 5.4 mi
- Red Hill: 9.4 mi
- Spikes Peak: 10.9 mi
- Crevison Peak: 11.3 mi
- Mount Ararat: 11.5 mi
Parks: 59
- Basalt Day Use Area: 4.0 mi
- Dinosaur Point Boat Launch Area: 7.5 mi
- San Luis Reservoir Wildlife Area: 9.0 mi
- Oliveira Park: 9.2 mi
- Airport Park: 9.4 mi
Springs: 21
- Domengine Spring: 4.3 mi
- Willow Spring: 5.4 mi
- Salt Spring: 7.3 mi
- Sunburnt Spring: 10.4 mi
- Diamond Spring: 10.7 mi
Nature reserves: 9
- Lower Cottonwood Creek Wildlife Area: 3.5 mi
- Volta Wildlife Area: 6.8 mi
- Volta State Wildlife Area: 6.8 mi
- San Luis Reservoir Wildlife Area: 8.6 mi
- Upper Cottonwood Creek Wildlife Area: 9.8 mi
Historic sites: 4
- California Korean War Memorial: 3.2 mi
- San Luis Camp Adobe: 13.2 mi
- Orestimba: 15.4 mi
- Gilroy Hot Springs: 24.7 mi
Museums: 3
- Milliken Museum: 10.6 mi
- Newman City Museum: 16.0 mi
- Double T Acres Ag Museum: 19.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Dos Amigos Vista Point: 16.1 mi
- John "Chuck" Erreca Northbound Rest Area: 20.6 mi
- John "Chuck" Erreca Southbound Rest Area: 20.6 mi
Attractions: 3
- Northern California Renaissance Faire: 19.8 mi
- Hollister Family Fun Park: 23.8 mi
- Swank Farms: 24.4 mi
Beaches: 2
- South Beach: 1.4 mi
- North Beach: 1.5 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Pacheco Falls: 21.0 mi
- Robison Falls: 22.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Pacheco Camp: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.5 miles of O'Neill Forebay Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laveaga Peak | SSW 211° | 1,145 m | 15.6 mi |
| Potrero Peak | SSW 202° | 1,132 m | 17.1 mi |
| Henrietta Peak | SW 222° | 1,095 m | 16.7 mi |
| Reinoso Peak | SSW 197° | 1,049 m | 19.1 mi |
| Cathedral Peak | SW 228° | 1,021 m | 12.8 mi |
| Mariposa Peak | SW 228° | 1,001 m | 13.3 mi |
| Ortigalita Peak | SSE 163° | 993 m | 21.0 mi |
| Antimony Peak | SW 226° | 990 m | 15.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:49 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:11 | 16:51 |
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 | 48 | 52 | 57 | 61 | 68 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 75 | 67 | 55 | 48 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Luis DAM, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Hollister · 26 mi
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