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Dunnigan Rest Area

Dunnigan Rest Area from directly overhead

Dunnigan Rest Area is a rest area in California, at a modelled elevation of 24 m. Berryessa Peak stands 927 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.

0.5 mi. N. of Dunnigan

The story

census designated place in Yolo County, California, United States

Wikidata Q1006507, matched on coordinates and name (969 m apart).

How to reach it

Coordinates38.89183, -121.97711

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Dunnigan Community Park: 0.6 mi
  • LaVanche Hursh Park: 9.7 mi
  • LaVanche Hursh Park: 9.7 mi
  • Balfour Park: 9.8 mi
  • Vernon A Nichols County Park: 12.0 mi
Peaks: 43
  • Tyndall Mound: 8.5 mi
  • Bald Mountain: 10.7 mi
  • China Peak: 11.7 mi
  • Sugarloaf: 13.4 mi
  • Haswell Peak: 15.3 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Artworks: 7
  • Black Bear Welcome: 19.2 mi
  • Your Words are Music to My Ears: 24.7 mi
  • Acorn Steam: 24.7 mi
  • Active Ecosystem: 24.9 mi
  • A Fragment of the Universe: 24.9 mi
Museums: 4
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
Historic sites: 2
Springs: 2
  • Hog Spring: 23.7 mi
  • Bear Spring: 24.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Open Capay Space Park: 12.9 mi
Beaches: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • The Falls: 24.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dunnigan Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Berryessa PeakSW 216°927 m19.5 mi
Fiske PeakW 270°875 m16.9 mi
Windy PointSSW 210°865 m19.8 mi
Jackson MountainWNW 292°841 m19.9 mi
Langs PeakW 272°809 m20.3 mi
The TreesSSW 212°808 m19.4 mi
Twin SistersW 269°770 m23.2 mi
La Coma TallacWNW 301°767 m21.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:20
June solstice05:4419:5720:37
September equinox06:5618:3119:07
December solstice07:2416:0816:50

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475156606773777673655447
Precip in4.54.22.81.30.70.20.00.00.20.81.93.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woodland 1 WNW, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/97060733

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