Surprise Valley Wildlife Area
Surprise Valley Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,458 m. Eagle Peak stands 3,016 m to the south-southwest, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Dusenbury Peak, a peak 4.2 miles away. Barrel Springs Back Country Byway passes 14 miles off. 91 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- California Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 13.7 mi off the Barrel Springs Back Country Byway
91 named places within 25 miles
- South Spring: 11.7 mi
- Little Antelope Spring: 11.8 mi
- Koenig Spring: 12.0 mi
- North Spring: 12.2 mi
- Farmer Spring: 12.2 mi
- Dusenbury Peak: 4.2 mi
- Warren Peak: 4.5 mi
- Milk Peak: 4.8 mi
- Cole Peak: 7.9 mi
- Eagle Peak: 8.1 mi
- Chimney Rock Historical Monument: 20.0 mi
- Alturas Park: 22.0 mi
- Rotary Youth Park: 22.6 mi
- Warner Street Park: 23.0 mi
- Infernal Caverns Battleground Memorial Monument: 24.3 mi
- Pine Creek Wildlife Area: 13.4 mi
- Silver Creek Wildlife Area: 15.5 mi
- Fortynine Camp: 18.3 mi
- Vya: 20.0 mi
- Modoc Natural Bridge: 8.4 mi
- Mill Creek Falls: 10.9 mi
- Vya: 20.0 mi
- Modoc County Museum: 22.0 mi
- Farfalla Province: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Surprise Valley Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Peak | SSW 205° | 3,016 m | 8.1 mi |
| Warren Peak | W 261° | 2,950 m | 4.5 mi |
| Dusenbury Peak | SW 222° | 2,768 m | 4.2 mi |
| Emerson Peak | S 188° | 2,724 m | 10.6 mi |
| Cole Peak | SSW 192° | 2,723 m | 7.9 mi |
| Hat Mountain | S 178° | 2,665 m | 16.7 mi |
| Buck Mountain | S 188° | 2,625 m | 17.5 mi |
| Milk Peak | WNW 295° | 2,623 m | 4.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:36 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 19:56 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:50 | 16:35 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 41 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cedarville, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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