Yreka Phlox Preserve
Marked no entry. Do not count on getting in.
Yreka Phlox Preserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,271 m. China Mountain stands 2,606 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Manzanita Hill, a peak 3.4 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Siskiyou Land Trust
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Manzanita Hill: 3.4 mi
- Bally Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Piney Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Mahogany Point: 4.6 mi
- Montana Peak: 4.8 mi
- Greenhorn Park: 3.5 mi
- Siskiyou County Fairgrounds: 4.0 mi
- Shasta View Park: 4.6 mi
- Yreka Park: 5.1 mi
- Discovery Park: 5.2 mi
- Welcome Sign / Sculpture: 5.3 mi
- Welcoming Dragon: 7.5 mi
- Open Soon: 13.5 mi
- Etna Horseback Miner Statue: 17.7 mi
- Etna High School Lion Statue: 17.8 mi
- Oro Fino Historic Plaque: 13.0 mi
- Scotts Bar Monument: 16.2 mi
- Klamathon: 18.4 mi
- Ormond Edward Quigley: 18.5 mi
- Robert Roosevelt Quigley: 18.5 mi
- Back Meadows Springs: 20.7 mi
- Bed Spring: 21.6 mi
- Dead Mole Spring: 21.6 mi
- Cub Bear Spring: 23.0 mi
- Reeves' Ranch Spring: 23.7 mi
- Siskiyou County Museum: 4.8 mi
- Fort Jones Museum: 8.5 mi
- Railroad Museum: 9.8 mi
- Etna Museum: 18.1 mi
- Weed Museum: 24.0 mi
- Lower Greenhorn Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
- Cougar Park Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
- Mirror Cove Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
- China Hill Yreka Phlox Preserve: 6.6 mi
- Shasta Valley Wildlife Area: 11.7 mi
- Klamath River Fishing Access: 17.0 mi
- Randolph E. Collier Rest Area: 14.0 mi
- Weed Airport Rest Area: 18.8 mi
- Weed Airport Rest Area: 18.8 mi
- Johnson Creek Falls: 18.6 mi
- Maple Falls: 24.6 mi
- Sugar pine river access: 18.0 mi
- Jones Beach: 18.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of Yreka Phlox Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| China Mountain | SSE 162° | 2,606 m | 21.7 mi |
| Boulder Peak | WSW 252° | 2,512 m | 21.0 mi |
| Tom Martin Peak | WNW 283° | 2,140 m | 19.7 mi |
| Whisky Butte | SW 220° | 2,099 m | 20.5 mi |
| Dry Lake Mountain | NW 323° | 2,063 m | 20.1 mi |
| Cottonwood Peak | NNE 12° | 2,014.1 m | 14.9 mi |
| Indian Creek Baldy | NW 304° | 1,911 m | 7.7 mi |
| McKinley Mountain | NW 320° | 1,899 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:47 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:07 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 15:59 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 40 | 45 | 50 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yreka, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1502512329
Day trips start here
- Yreka · 5 mi
- Siskiyou County · 10 mi
- Klamath River · 14 mi
- Etna · 18 mi
- Hornbrook · 18 mi
- Weed · 24 mi
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