Pine Creek Wildlife Area
Pine Creek Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,549 m. Eagle Peak stands 3,016 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Signal Butte, a peak 8.1 miles away. Barrel Springs Back Country Byway passes 22 miles off. 67 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- California Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 22.3 mi off the Barrel Springs Back Country Byway
67 named places within 25 miles
- Signal Butte: 8.1 mi
- Milk Peak: 8.8 mi
- Warren Peak: 9.3 mi
- Payne Peak: 9.9 mi
- The Three Sisters: 11.3 mi
- Leonard's Hot Spring: 19.6 mi
- Applegate Hot Springs: 19.7 mi
- Glenn's Hot Spring: 19.9 mi
- Farmer Spring: 22.5 mi
- Koenig Spring: 22.7 mi
- Alturas Park: 8.8 mi
- Rotary Youth Park: 9.5 mi
- Warner Street Park: 9.8 mi
- Chimney Rock Historical Monument: 10.1 mi
- Infernal Caverns Battleground Memorial Monument: 14.3 mi
- Surprise Valley Wildlife Area: 13.4 mi
- Silver Creek Wildlife Area: 23.2 mi
- Porcupine Rim: 21.6 mi
- Porcupine Rim: 23.1 mi
- Modoc County Museum: 8.8 mi
- Mill Creek Falls: 11.4 mi
- Farfalla Province: 11.6 mi
- Modoc Natural Bridge: 16.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pine Creek Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Peak | SE 135° | 3,016 m | 13.8 mi |
| Warren Peak | ESE 110° | 2,950 m | 9.3 mi |
| Dusenbury Peak | ESE 118° | 2,768 m | 11.7 mi |
| Emerson Peak | SE 138° | 2,724 m | 17.4 mi |
| Cole Peak | SE 132° | 2,723 m | 15.3 mi |
| Hat Mountain | SE 144° | 2,665 m | 23.5 mi |
| Buck Mountain | SSE 152° | 2,625 m | 22.4 mi |
| Milk Peak | E 92° | 2,623 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:57 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:51 | 16:36 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 35 | 40 | 45 | 54 | 61 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 49 | 39 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alturas, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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