Shasta Valley Wildlife Area
Shasta Valley Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 788 m. Willow Creek Mountain stands 2,384 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Steamboat Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- California Department of Fish & Wildlife
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Steamboat Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Gregory Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Owls Head: 4.0 mi
- Drop Rock: 4.1 mi
- Terwilliger Peak: 4.3 mi
- Lava Lakes Wildlife Sanctuary: 3.7 mi
- Siskiyou County Fairgrounds: 8.1 mi
- Newton Park: 8.3 mi
- Gold Street Community Garden: 8.4 mi
- Yreka Park: 8.5 mi
- Welcoming Dragon: 7.2 mi
- Welcome Sign / Sculpture: 8.1 mi
- The Nurses: 16.9 mi
- The Flute Player: 16.9 mi
- All Wounded Warriors: 16.9 mi
- Klamathon: 13.5 mi
- Iron Gate Dam: 16.0 mi
- Alden Historical Marker: 16.1 mi
- Living Memorial Sculpture Garden: 17.1 mi
- Hot LZ Memorial Wall: 17.1 mi
- Railroad Museum: 2.9 mi
- Siskiyou County Museum: 8.2 mi
- Fort Jones Museum: 19.8 mi
- Weed Museum: 20.0 mi
- China Hill Yreka Phlox Preserve: 7.5 mi
- Yreka Phlox Preserve: 11.7 mi
- Klamath River Fishing Access: 13.1 mi
- Butte Valley Wildlife Area: 23.1 mi
- Lower Greenhorn Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
- Martins Dairy Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
- Mirror Cove Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
- Cougar Park Picnic Area: 19.7 mi
- Randolph E. Collier Rest Area: 11.2 mi
- Weed Airport Rest Area: 15.7 mi
- Weed Airport Rest Area: 15.8 mi
- Grass Lake Rest Area: 16.8 mi
- Ward's Canyon: 20.2 mi
- Klamath Rim: 21.7 mi
- Whitney Falls: 21.0 mi
- Coquette Falls: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Shasta Valley Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Creek Mountain | ENE 58° | 2,384 m | 14.7 mi |
| Ball Mountain | ENE 69° | 2,373 m | 18.0 mi |
| Butte Mountain | ENE 57° | 2,103 m | 17.8 mi |
| Deer Mountain | ESE 110° | 2,098 m | 19.4 mi |
| Eagle Rock | NE 46° | 2,092 m | 17.2 mi |
| Herd Peak | ESE 112° | 2,087 m | 13.9 mi |
| Cottonwood Peak | NW 326° | 2,014.1 m | 15.2 mi |
| Miller Mountain | ESE 104° | 1,995 m | 13.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 20:07 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 15:58 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 40 | 44 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 36 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montague Siskiyou AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1046945094
Day trips start here
- Yreka · 8 mi
- Siskiyou County · 10 mi
- Hornbrook · 15 mi
- Weed · 20 mi
- Klamath River · 21 mi
- Etna · 27 mi
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