Picnic site · California
Lower Greenhorn Picnic Area
Lower Greenhorn Picnic Area is a picnic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 836 m. Dry Lake Mountain stands 2,063 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Greenhorn Park, a park 0.5 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Yreka
How to reach it
Coordinates41.70935, -122.65034
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Butcher Hill: 2.1 mi
- Manzanita Hill: 4.0 mi
- Montana Peak: 4.9 mi
- Mahogany Point: 5.3 mi
- Bally Mountain: 6.0 mi
Artworks: 25
- Welcome Sign / Sculpture: 1.7 mi
- Welcoming Dragon: 3.9 mi
- Open Soon: 17.2 mi
- Jack Daniel: 19.8 mi
- Captain Morgan: 19.8 mi
Parks: 15
- Greenhorn Park: 0.5 mi
- Siskiyou County Fairgrounds: 0.6 mi
- Shasta View Park: 1.2 mi
- Yreka Park: 1.7 mi
- Gold Street Community Garden: 1.8 mi
Historic sites: 11
- Klamathon: 14.9 mi
- Alden Historical Marker: 15.5 mi
- Oro Fino Historic Plaque: 16.6 mi
- Scotts Bar Monument: 18.5 mi
- Iron Gate Dam: 19.0 mi
Museums: 5
- Siskiyou County Museum: 1.2 mi
- Railroad Museum: 6.4 mi
- Fort Jones Museum: 12.2 mi
- Etna Museum: 21.6 mi
- Weed Museum: 24.0 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- China Hill Yreka Phlox Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Yreka Phlox Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Shasta Valley Wildlife Area: 8.7 mi
- Klamath River Fishing Access: 13.7 mi
Springs: 4
- Bed Spring: 22.8 mi
- Dead Mole Spring: 22.8 mi
- Reeves' Ranch Spring: 24.1 mi
- Back Meadows Springs: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Randolph E. Collier Rest Area: 10.7 mi
- Weed Airport Rest Area: 18.9 mi
- Weed Airport Rest Area: 18.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Mirror Cove Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
- Cougar Park Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
- Martins Dairy Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
Attractions: 1
- Sugar pine river access: 20.8 mi
Beaches: 1
- Jones Beach: 21.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Johnson Creek Falls: 22.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Ward's Canyon: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Lower Greenhorn Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Lake Mountain | NW 313° | 2,063 m | 20.3 mi |
| Cottonwood Peak | N 1° | 2,014.1 m | 12.3 mi |
| Sterling Mountain | NNW 334° | 2,012 m | 22.0 mi |
| Miller Mountain | E 99° | 1,995 m | 21.7 mi |
| Indian Creek Baldy | WNW 282° | 1,911 m | 9.4 mi |
| McKinley Mountain | WNW 293° | 1,899 m | 8.1 mi |
| Gunsight Peak | WNW 287° | 1,851 m | 6.8 mi |
| Antelope Mountain | S 176° | 1,844 m | 8.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:46 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:07 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| 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, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/500280677
Day trips start here
- Yreka · 1 mi
- Siskiyou County · 10 mi
- Klamath River · 14 mi
- Hornbrook · 15 mi
- Etna · 22 mi
- Weed · 24 mi
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