Picnic site · California
Whites Bar Picnic Area
Whites Bar Picnic Area is a picnic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 367 m. Mount Hilton stands 2,694 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Bar Picnic Area, a picnic site 2.0 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- USDA Forest Service
How to reach it
Coordinates40.75490, -123.28406
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Monument Peak: 2.5 mi
- Pattison Peak: 6.2 mi
- Twin Sisters Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Chaparral Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Hayfork Bally: 7.5 mi
Springs: 10
- Hayfork Spring: 8.4 mi
- Fir Root Spring: 10.9 mi
- Marble Springs: 17.0 mi
- Blake Spring: 17.5 mi
- Whiting Spring: 19.4 mi
Parks: 9
- Hayfork Park: 14.9 mi
- Lee Fong Park Disc Golf Course: 18.1 mi
- Lowden Park: 18.4 mi
- Veterans Park: 21.9 mi
- Tonkin Park: 22.1 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Burnt Ranch Falls: 11.3 mi
- Gray Falls: 12.5 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 18.3 mi
- Middle Canyon Creek Falls: 19.4 mi
- Upper Canyon Creek Falls: 19.7 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Big Bar Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
- Cedar Flat Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
- Grays Fall Day Use Area: 12.6 mi
- Natural Bridge Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
- Stoney Creek Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
Artworks: 4
- Bigfoot Statue: 22.0 mi
- Gonzalez Bigfoot Statue: 22.2 mi
- Gold Panner: 22.2 mi
- Museum Bigfoot Statue: 22.2 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Eagle Rock Lookout: 2.2 mi
- Russell Cabin: 16.5 mi
- Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park: 18.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Francis B. Mathews Rest Area: 16.4 mi
- Moon Lim Lee Rest Area: 18.9 mi
- National Recreation Area, Picnic Area - Tanbark: 23.2 mi
Gardens: 3
- Upper Garden: 17.9 mi
- lower garden: 17.9 mi
- Willow Creek Community Garden: 22.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Canon City: 13.2 mi
- Dedrick: 14.9 mi
Museums: 2
- Ironsides Museum: 14.6 mi
- Jake Jackson Memorial Museum: 18.1 mi
Beaches: 2
- Hlel-Din River Access/South Fork & Trinity confluence: 19.1 mi
- Kimtu Beach on Trinity River: 21.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Hayfork Reservoir: 14.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Massacre Natural Bridge: 20.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Whites Bar Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Hilton | NE 41° | 2,694 m | 18.4 mi |
| Wedding Cake | NE 37° | 2,605 m | 20.5 mi |
| Little Granite Peak | NE 50° | 2,443 m | 19.3 mi |
| Monument Peak | ENE 72° | 2,360 m | 16.9 mi |
| Weaver Bally | ENE 74° | 2,268 m | 15.8 mi |
| Pony Mountain | N 11° | 2,244 m | 13.6 mi |
| Thurston Peaks | NNE 18° | 2,179 m | 11.4 mi |
| Cabin Peak | NNE 14° | 2,082 m | 17.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:49 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:07 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:06 | 16:49 |
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 | 42 | 45 | 50 | 54 | 61 | 67 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 58 | 47 | 41 |
| Precip in | 6.4 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 7.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG BAR 4 E, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
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