Silver Creek Wildlife Area
Silver Creek Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,900 m. Eagle Peak stands 3,016 m to the north-northwest, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Hat Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. Buckhorn Back Country Byway passes 20 miles off. 78 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- California Department of Fish and Wildlife
How to reach it
- 19.6 mi off the Buckhorn Back Country Byway
- 27.7 mi off the Barrel Springs Back Country Byway
78 named places within 25 miles
- Hat Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Black Cone: 2.1 mi
- Red Rock Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Horse Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Buck Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Eagleville Hot Springs: 3.9 mi
- Bregar Spring: 11.5 mi
- Pick and Shovel Spring No. 2: 11.7 mi
- Uppper Rock Spring: 12.0 mi
- Pick and Shovel Springs No. 1: 12.2 mi
- Surprise Valley Wildlife Area: 15.5 mi
- Pine Creek Wildlife Area: 23.2 mi
- Modoc Natural Bridge: 7.4 mi
- Mill Creek Falls: 12.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Silver Creek Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Peak | NNW 328° | 3,016 m | 9.5 mi |
| Warren Peak | NNW 338° | 2,950 m | 15.9 mi |
| Dusenbury Peak | NNW 340° | 2,768 m | 13.1 mi |
| Emerson Peak | NNW 328° | 2,724 m | 5.9 mi |
| Cole Peak | NNW 337° | 2,723 m | 8.3 mi |
| Hat Mountain | SW 220° | 2,665 m | 1.7 mi |
| Buck Mountain | WSW 246° | 2,625 m | 4.5 mi |
| Milk Peak | NNW 341° | 2,623 m | 18.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:36 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:56 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:51 | 16:35 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 33 | 37 | 41 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 65 | 58 | 48 | 38 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jess Valley, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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