Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area
Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Putnam Peak stands 349 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Causeways Rocks, a attraction 1.7 miles away. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Bridgeway Lakes Community Park: 2.3 mi
- Bridgeway Island Park: 2.4 mi
- Summerfield Park: 3.0 mi
- Meadowdale Park: 3.2 mi
- Linden Park: 3.2 mi
- Subtile: 5.6 mi
- Dolphins: 5.7 mi
- Tanglewood forest: 5.9 mi
- Dr. Sun Yat Sen: 6.3 mi
- Lady Gaga: 6.3 mi
- Causeways Rocks: 1.7 mi
- Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area: 3.3 mi
- Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area Headquarters: 3.3 mi
- Sutter Health Park: 5.6 mi
- Giraffe Viewing Deck: 5.8 mi
- Explorit Science Center: 5.3 mi
- California Automobile Museum: 5.5 mi
- Crocker Art Museum: 5.9 mi
- Old Sacramento Schoolhouse Museum: 6.0 mi
- The California State Military Museum: 6.1 mi
- CHP Memorial Fountain: 4.1 mi
- Charles Swanston Memorial: 5.9 mi
- Spanish American War Memorial: 6.0 mi
- Transcontinental Railroad Mile Marker 0: 6.0 mi
- Theodore Judah Monument: 6.0 mi
- WPA Rock Garden: 6.0 mi
- Davis Community Garden: 6.4 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 6.4 mi
- Science Quad: 6.5 mi
- Cactus Garden: 6.8 mi
- Toad Hollow: 6.4 mi
- East Regional Pond Wildlife Area: 9.4 mi
- Blue Heron Trails: 14.1 mi
- Cache Creek Nature Preserve: 17.0 mi
- Roseville Reserve: 19.6 mi
- Whisky Hill: 7.4 mi
- Monument Hill: 16.0 mi
- Barney Mound: 16.1 mi
- Col du Pennsylvania: 19.2 mi
- Horse Shoe Hill: 23.5 mi
- Birthday Area 2: 6.0 mi
- Birthday Area 1: 6.0 mi
- Birthday Area 3: 6.0 mi
- Pooh Corner: 6.0 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
- Fremont Landing: 15.9 mi
- Buckeye: 17.3 mi
- Cottonwood: 20.8 mi
- Mokelumne City: 22.7 mi
- Beer Can Beach: 22.9 mi
- Horse Shoe Hill Shore: 23.6 mi
- Moot Rock Beach: 23.7 mi
- Laurel Beach: 23.9 mi
- Elkhorn Rest Area: 8.2 mi
- Lake Natoma Bluffs: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Putnam Peak | WSW 253° | 349 m | 24.5 mi |
| Dunns Peak | WSW 244° | 241 m | 24.3 mi |
| Steiger Hill | WSW 244° | 195 m | 23.7 mi |
| Drakes Point | WSW 239° | 174 m | 23.8 mi |
| Horse Shoe Hill | ENE 72° | 127.6 m | 23.5 mi |
| Monument Hill | WNW 303° | 48 m | 16.0 mi |
| Whisky Hill | E 96° | 10 m | 7.4 mi |
| Barney Mound | N 6° | 10 m | 16.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:55 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:08 | 16:49 |
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 | 51 | 55 | 60 | 66 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 54 | 47 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sacramento AP Asos, 7 mi away.
- Red-tailed Hawk1,759 obs
- Great Egret1,600 obs
- Greater Yellowlegs1,315 obs
- Red-winged Blackbird1,279 obs
- Savannah Sparrow1,255 obs
- White-faced Ibis1,212 obs
- Great Blue Heron1,119 obs
- Northern Harrier1,038 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/328819883
Day trips start here
- Folsom · 25 mi
- Rocklin · 26 mi
- El Dorado Hills · 30 mi
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