- Elevation, modelled
- 1,350 m
- Tallest summit within 17.4 miles
- Mount Ingalls2,542 m · 10.5 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:35local time
- Coordinates
- 39.8480, -120.6801
Jackson Creek Picnic Ground is a picnic site in California, at a modelled 1,350 m. Mount Ingalls stands 2,542 m to the north-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Jackson, a peak 1.5 miles away.
- Operated by
- Plumas National Forest
- Access
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Jackson Creek Picnic Ground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ingalls | NNE 15° | 2,542 m | 10.5 mi |
| Haskell Peak | SSE 152° | 2,453 m | 14.5 mi |
| Mount Elwell | S 183° | 2,361 m | 9.7 mi |
| Mount Fillmore | SW 228° | 2,344 m | 12.2 mi |
| Tower Rock | NNW 333° | 2,342 m | 11.4 mi |
| Smith Peak | E 80° | 2,330 m | 8.1 mi |
| Grizzly Peak | NNW 331° | 2,325 m | 13.3 mi |
| Pilot Peak | WSW 246° | 2,271 m | 11.0 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Mount Jackson: 1.5 mi
- Lava Peak: 1.8 mi
- Big Hill: 2.4 mi
- Penman Peak: 4.8 mi
- White Cap: 5.6 mi
Parks: 18
- State Game Refuge One-V: 8.0 mi
- Middle Fork Feather Wild and Scenic River: 9.1 mi
- Delleker Park: 9.8 mi
- Lake Basin Recreation Area: 10.2 mi
- Kids Creek Forest: 11.0 mi
Springs: 11
- Cinder Spring: 13.9 mi
- Rocky Point Spring: 14.5 mi
- Section 15 Spring: 14.7 mi
- Big Pine Spring: 14.9 mi
- Oso Kum Spring: 15.4 mi
Museums: 7
- Plumas-Eureka State Park Museum: 6.4 mi
- Western Pacific Railroad Museum: 11.2 mi
- Plumas County Museum: 15.4 mi
- Plumas County Museum: 15.4 mi
- Kentucky Mine Historic Park and Museum: 19.3 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Fern Falls: 9.4 mi
- Frazier Falls: 10.0 mi
- Loves Falls: 19.0 mi
- Hackmans Falls: 20.2 mi
- Indian Falls: 21.0 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Sand Pond Picnic Site: 16.2 mi
- Loganville Scenic Highway Center Picnic Site: 19.5 mi
- Tin Cup Diggins Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
- Pass Creek Day Use Site: 24.8 mi
- Pass Creek Day Use Site: 24.8 mi
Historic sites: 4
- Mammoth Mill: 6.4 mi
- Sierra Buttes Fire Lookout: 17.6 mi
- Sierra County Chinese Laborer Memorial: 19.3 mi
- Downie Chapter 1249: 21.4 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Limestone Point: 11.3 mi
- Rocky Point: 15.4 mi
- Marble Cone: 24.6 mi
- Ruby Bluff: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Massack Rest Area: 9.7 mi
- L.T.Davis Rest Area: 14.2 mi
Hot springs: 2
- Marble Hot Springs: 18.2 mi
- Marble Hot Springs: 18.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Jamison: 5.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:55 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:59 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 34 | 38 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 66 | 64 | 58 | 48 | 38 | 31 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portola, 11 mi away.
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