Rest area · California
Bogard Rest Area
Bogard Rest Area is a rest area in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,724 m. Red Cinder stands 2,549 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Bogard Buttes, a peak 2.5 miles away.
28 mi. N.W. of Susanville
How to reach it
Coordinates40.62283, -121.13094
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Bogard Buttes: 2.5 mi
- Cal Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Crater Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Poison Butte: 5.1 mi
- Cone Mountain: 5.2 mi
Springs: 8
- Panther Spring: 11.7 mi
- Cascade Springs: 18.8 mi
- Old Boundary Spring: 19.6 mi
- Domingo Spring: 21.4 mi
- Cold Boiling Spring: 21.8 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Butte Creek Rim: 13.8 mi
- Crystal Cliffs: 13.9 mi
- Warner Valley Rim: 18.6 mi
- Mud Creek Rim: 18.7 mi
- Hat Creek Rim: 20.0 mi
Attractions: 7
- Devastated Area: 19.0 mi
- Hot Rock: 19.8 mi
- Devils Kitchen: 20.3 mi
- Hat Creek Radio Observatory: 22.2 mi
- Bumpass Hell: 22.6 mi
Hot springs: 5
- Drakesbad Hot Springs: 19.0 mi
- Terminal Geyser: 19.0 mi
- Turquoise Pool: 22.5 mi
- Pyrite Pool: 22.5 mi
- Big Boiler: 22.6 mi
Parks: 4
- Swain Mountain Experimental Forest: 13.0 mi
- Chester Park: 22.2 mi
- Clear Creek Park: 22.8 mi
- Dig It Meadow: 22.9 mi
Beaches: 4
- Halfmoon Beach: 18.3 mi
- Sandy Beach: 19.3 mi
- Gallatin Beach: 19.5 mi
- Catfish Beach: 21.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Old Station Day Use Area: 16.7 mi
- Hat Creek Campground Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
- Kings Creek Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Mount Harkness Lookout: 16.0 mi
- Fort Maxwell: 18.7 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Kings Creek Falls: 19.8 mi
- Mill Creek Falls: 23.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Lassen Volcanic National Park: 17.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Lake Almanor Rest Area: 22.2 mi
Museums: 1
- Chester-Lake Almanor Museum: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Bogard Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Cinder | SW 215° | 2,549 m | 10.7 mi |
| Prospect Peak | WSW 253° | 2,538 m | 11.8 mi |
| West Prospect Peak | W 261° | 2,463 m | 13.2 mi |
| Mount Harkness | SW 214° | 2,452 m | 16.0 mi |
| Red Cinder Cone | SW 218° | 2,445 m | 10.9 mi |
| Black Butte | SW 223° | 2,435 m | 7.5 mi |
| Mount Hoffman | SW 224° | 2,381 m | 12.0 mi |
| North Caribou | SSW 196° | 2,373 m | 10.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:41 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:58 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:58 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 34 | 38 | 44 | 52 | 60 | 67 | 66 | 60 | 50 | 39 | 32 |
| Precip in | 6.2 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 6.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chester, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/1124534112
Day trips start here
- Lassen Volcanic National Park · 17 mi
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