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Grout Bay Picnic Area

Grout Bay Picnic Area from directly overhead

Grout Bay Picnic Area is a picnic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 2,060 m. Jepson Peak stands 3,416 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Dana Park, a park 0.4 miles away. California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway passes 32 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
United States Department of Agriculture
Fee
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.26208, -116.94611
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Dana Park: 0.4 mi
  • Fawn Park: 0.4 mi
  • West Boat Ramp (Duane Boyer): 0.4 mi
  • Miller Park: 0.6 mi
  • North Shore Recreation Area: 0.9 mi
Peaks
  • Grays Peak: 1.4 mi
  • Delamar Mountain: 2.0 mi
  • Castle Rock: 2.3 mi
  • Little Bear Peak: 2.5 mi
  • Hanna Rocks: 2.7 mi
Springs
  • Delamar Spring: 2.2 mi
  • Little Bear Spring: 2.9 mi
  • Harry Spring: 3.0 mi
  • Hitchcock Spring: 3.5 mi
  • Snow Slide Spring: 3.7 mi
Attractions: 19
Museums: 19
Picnic sites: 18
Artworks: 11
Historic sites: 11
Beaches: 10
Nature reserves: 10
Waterfalls: 7
  • Aztec Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Monkeyface Creek: 11.3 mi
  • Monkeyface Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Monkeyface Creek: 11.4 mi
  • Big Falls: 12.5 mi
Gardens: 6
  • Voodoo Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Rose Garden: 18.6 mi
  • LaFourcade Community Garden: 18.7 mi
  • Brother Boniface Memorial Garden: 19.3 mi
  • Saint Francis Garden: 19.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Grout Bay Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jepson PeakSSE 152°3,416 m12.4 mi
Anderson PeakSSE 163°3,304 m10.0 mi
Charlton PeakSSE 153°3,291 m11.5 mi
Shields PeakSSE 158°3,261 m10.0 mi
Little Charlton PeakSSE 152°3,248 m11.9 mi
San Bernardino East PeakSSE 168°3,236 m9.7 mi
San Bernardino PeakS 172°3,224 m9.8 mi
Dobbs PeakSSE 156°3,185 m12.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2719:00
June solstice05:3719:2720:04
September equinox06:3718:1318:46
December solstice06:5116:0416:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353539445259656459494135
Precip in4.54.42.40.80.40.10.70.80.40.81.33.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Bear Lake, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/2847611612

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