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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 25 m. Berryessa Peak stands 927 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Dunnigan Community Park, a park 0.7 miles away. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.

0.5 mi. N. of Dunnigan

How to reach it

Coordinates38.89295, -121.97933

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Dunnigan Community Park: 0.7 mi
  • LaVanche Hursh Park: 9.6 mi
  • Balfour Park: 9.7 mi
  • Vernon A Nichols County Park: 12.0 mi
  • Esparto Community Park: 13.9 mi
Peaks: 42
  • Tyndall Mound: 8.6 mi
  • Bald Mountain: 10.7 mi
  • China Peak: 11.6 mi
  • Sugarloaf: 13.4 mi
  • Haswell Peak: 15.2 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Museums: 3
Artworks: 3
  • Black Bear Welcome: 19.4 mi
  • Your Words are Music to My Ears: 24.9 mi
  • Acorn Steam: 24.9 mi
Historic sites: 2
Springs: 2
  • Hog Spring: 23.6 mi
  • Bear Spring: 24.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Open Capay Space Park: 13.0 mi
Beaches: 1

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 PeakSW927 m19.5 mi
Fiske PeakW875 m16.7 mi
Windy PointSSW865 m19.8 mi
Jackson MountainWNW841 m19.8 mi
Langs PeakW809 m20.1 mi
The TreesSSW808 m19.4 mi
Twin SistersW770 m23.1 mi
La Coma TallacWNW767 m21.8 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 50–80 °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/97060732

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