Volta Wildlife Area
Volta Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 28 m. Laveaga Peak stands 1,145 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Volta State Wildlife Area, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Access open; Refer to regulations or contact CDFW regional or area office prior to visit.
What to expect
- Operated by
- California Department of Fish and Wildlife
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Vineyard Basin B: 5.4 mi
- Vineyard Basin A: 5.4 mi
- Los Banos Regional Park: 5.5 mi
- Citrus Park: 5.7 mi
- Ranchwood Park: 5.7 mi
- Basalt Hill: 11.8 mi
- Red Hill: 15.1 mi
- Crevison Peak: 15.2 mi
- Bone Spring Hill: 17.3 mi
- Hagerman Peak: 17.4 mi
- Salt Spring: 9.8 mi
- Domengine Spring: 10.6 mi
- Willow Spring: 12.1 mi
- Carrisalito Spring: 16.4 mi
- Sunburnt Spring: 17.2 mi
- Volta State Wildlife Area: 0.5 mi
- O'Neill Forebay Wildlife Area: 6.8 mi
- Lower Cottonwood Creek Wildlife Area: 9.9 mi
- San Luis Reservoir Wildlife Area: 15.2 mi
- Upper Cottonwood Creek Wildlife Area: 16.1 mi
- Milliken Museum: 6.7 mi
- Newman City Museum: 14.0 mi
- Double T Acres Ag Museum: 14.3 mi
- Livingston Historic Museum: 20.7 mi
- Bloss House Museum: 22.9 mi
- Dos Amigos Vista Point: 15.6 mi
- John "Chuck" Erreca Northbound Rest Area: 20.0 mi
- John "Chuck" Erreca Southbound Rest Area: 20.1 mi
- Enoch Christoffersen Rest Area - Southbound: 23.7 mi
- Enoch Christoffersen Rest Area - Northbound: 23.8 mi
- San Luis Camp Adobe: 6.4 mi
- California Korean War Memorial: 8.6 mi
- Orestimba: 15.4 mi
- North Beach: 8.1 mi
- South Beach: 8.2 mi
- The Heart of Livingston: 20.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Volta Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laveaga Peak | SW 220° | 1,145 m | 21.7 mi |
| Potrero Peak | SSW 213° | 1,132 m | 22.7 mi |
| Henrietta Peak | SW 228° | 1,095 m | 23.1 mi |
| Reinoso Peak | SSW 209° | 1,049 m | 24.4 mi |
| Cathedral Peak | SW 233° | 1,021 m | 19.4 mi |
| Mariposa Peak | SW 233° | 1,001 m | 19.9 mi |
| Ortigalita Peak | S 180° | 993 m | 23.2 mi |
| Antimony Peak | SW 231° | 990 m | 22.0 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 | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:10 | 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 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 75 | 66 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Banos, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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