Nimshew Ridge
Nimshew Ridge rises to 723 m in California. Spring Valley Mountain stands 2,081 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Paradise Lake Picnic Area, a picnic site 2.9 miles away.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49056952, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 723 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Moore Road Ball Park: 3.3 mi
- Bille Park: 4.0 mi
- Terry Ashe Park: 4.7 mi
- Paradise Community Park: 5.3 mi
- Rotary Grove: 5.5 mi
- Sawmill Peak: 3.5 mi
- West China Point: 5.9 mi
- Robley Point: 5.9 mi
- East China Point: 6.1 mi
- Jordan Hill: 6.7 mi
- Phantom Falls: 15.4 mi
- Little Phantom Falls: 15.6 mi
- Lower Ravine Falls: 15.8 mi
- Ravine Twin Falls: 15.9 mi
- Ravine Falls: 15.9 mi
- Depot Museum: 5.3 mi
- Chico Air Museum: 12.8 mi
- Chico Children's Museum: 13.5 mi
- Museum of Northern California Art: 13.5 mi
- Gateway Science Museum: 13.6 mi
- Hog Spring: 7.9 mi
- Hespol Memorial Spring: 8.5 mi
- Root Spring: 11.0 mi
- Negro Spring: 11.5 mi
- Bell Spring: 13.3 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 11.0 mi
- IN LOVING MEMORY OF Kristina Chesterman 1992-2013: 12.2 mi
- World Trade Center artifact: 12.7 mi
- Phagna Norapamok Memorial: 13.5 mi
- Chico Community Labyrinth: 13.6 mi
- Downtown Kaleidoscope: 13.6 mi
- Monoliths: 13.7 mi
- Chico State Flame: 13.8 mi
- Ring Roll: 13.8 mi
- Wildcat Sculpture: 13.8 mi
- East China Point: 5.3 mi
- Cape Horn: 8.8 mi
- Steamboat Point: 11.9 mi
- Clarenback Point: 12.2 mi
- Elephant Butte: 14.0 mi
- Brush: 14.6 mi
- Bloomer: 15.7 mi
- Bidwell's Bar: 21.1 mi
- Soto: 21.5 mi
- Monroeville: 21.7 mi
- Paradise Lake Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
- Five Mile: 10.2 mi
- Philbrook Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
- Sandy Point Day Use: 23.6 mi
- Chico Seed Orchard: 12.2 mi
- Mary Lemcke Camellia Garden: 13.8 mi
- George Petersen Rose Garden: 13.9 mi
- North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve: 16.6 mi
- Deer Creek Preserve: 23.4 mi
- Bucks Lake Wilderness: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Nimshew Ridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Valley Mountain | NE 44° | 2,081 m | 18.2 mi |
| Table Mountain | NE 45° | 1,913 m | 14.6 mi |
| Chambers Peak | ENE 59° | 1,838 m | 18.1 mi |
| Grizzly Summit | E 84° | 1,778 m | 18.4 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NE 40° | 1,761 m | 11.2 mi |
| Duffey Dome | E 85° | 1,684 m | 16.4 mi |
| Soapstone Hill | E 89° | 1,670 m | 17.0 mi |
| Bull Hill | NNE 17° | 1,624 m | 17.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:58 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:03 | 16:46 |
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 | 44 | 45 | 49 | 53 | 60 | 68 | 75 | 74 | 69 | 60 | 49 | 43 |
| Precip in | 11.9 | 11.8 | 9.6 | 5.2 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 6.4 | 13.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — DE Sabla, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 276531 — Nimshew Ridge, Butte County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358802769
Day trips start here
- Chico · 12 mi
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