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Crestview Rest Area

Crestview Rest Area from directly overhead

Crestview Rest Area is a rest area in California, at a modelled elevation of 2,298 m. Banner Peak stands 3,940 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Lookout Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 19 miles off.

1.6 mi. S. of Crestview

What to expect

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How to reach it

Coordinates37.73076, -118.96902

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 32
Historic sites: 20
Hot springs: 12
  • Little Creek Hot Springs: 7.5 mi
  • Hot Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Hot Creek Geological Site: 9.0 mi
  • free natural hot pool: 9.6 mi
  • Shepherd Hot Springs: 10.1 mi
Parks: 10
Waterfalls: 8
Cliffs: 7
Attractions: 6
Beaches: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Museums: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Crestview Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Banner PeakW 259°3,940 m12.6 mi
Mount WoodWNW 297°3,858 m12.0 mi
Bloody MountainSSE 164°3,825 m12.2 mi
Clyde MinaretWSW 247°3,738 m12.2 mi
Michael MinaretWSW 247°3,736 m12.5 mi
Ken MinaretWSW 246°3,730 m12.3 mi
Rice MinaretWSW 248°3,730 m12.4 mi
Eichorn MinaretWSW 247°3,730 m12.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3319:08
June solstice05:3519:4320:22
September equinox06:4418:2018:54
December solstice07:0816:0016:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F292934394756636256463629
Precip in4.23.83.31.51.50.50.50.50.51.42.04.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mammoth Lakes RS, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/96782264

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