Blue Jay Rest Area
Blue Jay Rest Area is a rest area in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,597 m. Morey Peak stands 3,105 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Palisade Mesa, a peak 3.0 miles away. Lunar Crater Back Country Byway passes 8.7 miles off. 80 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Nevada DOT
How to reach it
- 8.7 mi off the Lunar Crater Back Country Byway
- 11.3 mi off the Extraterrestrial Highway
80 named places within 25 miles
- Palisade Mesa: 3.0 mi
- Citadel Mountain: 7.8 mi
- South Kidney Butte: 9.5 mi
- Black Beauty Mesa: 9.8 mi
- Twin Peaks: 10.2 mi
- Butte Spring: 3.5 mi
- Iceberg Spring: 5.0 mi
- Soda Summit Spring: 5.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Springs: 6.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Springs: 6.7 mi
- Buckwheat Rim: 4.8 mi
- Six Mile Bluff: 20.2 mi
- Lunar Crater: 11.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blue Jay Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morey Peak | N 350° | 3,105 m | 18.1 mi |
| Hot Creek North Summit | N 349° | 3,035 m | 17.9 mi |
| Mahogany Peak | NNW 347° | 2,989 m | 21.0 mi |
| Aspen Peak | NNW 348° | 2,933 m | 22.2 mi |
| Monitor Peak | NNW 342° | 2,833 m | 19.7 mi |
| Rawhide Mountain | WSW 242° | 2,796 m | 11.9 mi |
| Amethyst Peak | W 262° | 2,724 m | 10.6 mi |
| Twin Peaks | W 262° | 2,718 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 19:33 | 20:13 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:09 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 06:59 | 15:47 | 16:28 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 36 | 43 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 75 | 72 | 62 | 51 | 37 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Twin Spring Fallini, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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