Crestview Rest Area
Crestview Rest Area is a rest area in California, at a modelled elevation of 2,298 m. Mount Ritter stands 4,007 m to the west-southwest, 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
- Operated by
- CalTrans
How to reach it
- 19.4 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Disappearing Meadows · 20 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 20 mi
- Lembert Dome · 23 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lookout Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Glass Creek Dome: 2.8 mi
- Deadman Dome: 2.9 mi
- Deer Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Obsidian Dome: 3.4 mi
- Big Springs: 2.1 mi
- Hartley Springs: 4.7 mi
- Antelope Spring: 6.1 mi
- Bald Mountain Spring: 6.4 mi
- Ford Spring: 7.8 mi
- Legend of June Lake Slot Machines: 7.0 mi
- Julia E. Townsend Memorial: 7.8 mi
- Mill City Mine: 7.8 mi
- Mammoth Elementary School (Historic Location): 8.6 mi
- Assay Office: 9.5 mi
- Clark Canyon: 5.1 mi
- Community Center Park: 5.5 mi
- Trails End Park: 6.4 mi
- Mammoth Creek Park West: 6.6 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 6.9 mi
- Little Creek Hot Springs: 7.5 mi
- Hot Creek Geological Site: 9.0 mi
- free natural hot pool: 9.6 mi
- Shepherd Hot Springs: 10.1 mi
- Alkali Hot Springs: 11.0 mi
- The Wave: 5.0 mi
- The Alcove: 5.0 mi
- The Buttresses: 10.4 mi
- Sevehah Cliff: 11.6 mi
- Junction Bluffs: 16.0 mi
- Twin Falls: 8.5 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 8.9 mi
- Minarets Falls: 9.1 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 10.9 mi
- Lower Rainbow Falls: 11.4 mi
- Perched Boulder: 6.7 mi
- Devils Postpile: 9.7 mi
- Navy Beach: 14.8 mi
- South Tufa Area: 15.0 mi
- Crowley Lake Stone Columns: 16.0 mi
- June Lake Beach: 7.0 mi
- Navy Beach: 14.9 mi
- Danburg Beach: 21.6 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
- Minaret Vista Picnic: 7.2 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
- Mono Mills: 10.8 mi
- Bennettville: 21.4 mi
- Casa Diablo: 24.9 mi
- Mammoth Museum: 6.6 mi
- Mono Basin Historical Society: 17.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Crestview Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ritter | WSW 257° | 4,007 m | 12.9 mi |
| Banner Peak | W 259° | 3,940 m | 12.6 mi |
| Mount Wood | WNW 297° | 3,858 m | 12.0 mi |
| Bloody Mountain | SSE 164° | 3,825 m | 12.2 mi |
| Clyde Minaret | WSW 247° | 3,738 m | 12.2 mi |
| Michael Minaret | WSW 247° | 3,736 m | 12.5 mi |
| Ken Minaret | WSW 246° | 3,730 m | 12.3 mi |
| Rice Minaret | WSW 248° | 3,730 m | 12.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:43 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:20 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:00 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 29 | 34 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 62 | 56 | 46 | 36 | 29 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mammoth Lakes RS, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/96782264
Day trips start here
- Mono Lake · 20 mi
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