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Picnic Tables

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Picnic Tables is a picnic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 43 m. Pine Hill stands 619 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Jan Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Carmichael Parks and Recreation

How to reach it

Coordinates38.64312, -121.32363

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Jan Park: 0.0 mi
  • O’Donnell Heritage Park: 0.9 mi
  • Del Campo Park: 0.9 mi
  • Jensen Garden Park: 1.1 mi
  • Arcade Creek Park: 1.1 mi
Artworks: 51
Historic sites: 45
Museums: 43
Attractions: 41
Gardens: 31
Peaks: 29
  • Col du Pennsylvania: 2.7 mi
  • Horse Shoe Hill: 7.0 mi
  • Blisk Peak: 7.5 mi
  • Nedbelle Peak: 7.6 mi
  • Volcano Hill: 8.7 mi
Nature reserves: 19
  • Roseville Reserve: 7.8 mi
  • Natomas Station Wildlife Area: 8.2 mi
  • Mahany Nature Reserve: 8.4 mi
  • Laurel Canyon Preserve: 9.7 mi
  • Coyote Creek Preserve: 9.9 mi
Picnic sites: 13
  • Group community site: 1.3 mi
  • Group Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
  • Pooh Corner: 11.9 mi
  • Birthday Area 3: 12.1 mi
  • Birthday Area 2: 12.1 mi
Beaches: 8
  • Horse Shoe Hill Shore: 7.1 mi
  • Moot Rock Beach: 7.2 mi
  • Laurel Beach: 7.3 mi
  • Turrtle Bend: 17.6 mi
  • Oregon Bar: 21.0 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Waterfalls: 4
  • Leete Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Antelope Creek Falla: 12.1 mi
  • Pecker Falls: 15.0 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 23.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
Springs: 2
  • Huff Mineral Spring: 11.3 mi
  • Wetland Preserve: 12.4 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Picnic Tables. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine HillENE 74°619 m18.7 mi
Thompson HillENE 69°617 m24.1 mi
Pilot HillNE 53°566 m19.9 mi
China MountainE 98°526 m24.2 mi
Clark MountainENE 59°478 m22.9 mi
Mormon HillENE 67°462 m18.5 mi
Mount AigareE 97°454 m22.0 mi
Umbrella HillNE 50°454 m22.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:18
June solstice05:4219:5420:34
September equinox06:5418:2919:04
December solstice07:2016:0616:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495357616874787774665549
Precip in3.93.62.81.40.90.20.00.00.10.91.83.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sacramento 5 ESE, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/2560801743

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