Rest area · California
Dunnigan Rest Area
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. 44 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
- LaVanche Hursh Park: 9.6 mi
- Balfour Park: 9.7 mi
- Vernon A Nichols County Park: 12.0 mi
Peaks: 44
- 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: 7
- Cache Creek Nature Preserve: 15.2 mi
- Colusa National Wildlife Refuge: 18.2 mi
- Bobelaine Audobon Sanctuary: 21.4 mi
- East Regional Pond Wildlife Area: 21.4 mi
- Lake of the Woods State Wildlife Area: 22.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Blue Cliffs: 12.4 mi
- Jackson Bluffs: 17.6 mi
- Taylor Bluffs: 20.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Cottonwood: 16.2 mi
- Fremont Landing: 20.8 mi
- Buckeye: 21.3 mi
Museums: 3
- Woodland Train Museum: 18.9 mi
- The Gibson House: 19.4 mi
- Sacramento Valley Museum: 20.4 mi
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
- Veterans Memorial Wall: 22.3 mi
- Leahn Joshua Halprin Lagoon: 24.8 mi
Springs: 2
- Hog Spring: 23.6 mi
- Bear Spring: 24.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Dunnigan Rest Area: 0.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Open Capay Space Park: 13.0 mi
Beaches: 1
- Beer Can Beach: 19.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- The Falls: 24.4 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berryessa Peak | SW 216° | 927 m | 19.5 mi |
| Fiske Peak | W 270° | 875 m | 16.7 mi |
| Windy Point | SSW 210° | 865 m | 19.8 mi |
| Jackson Mountain | WNW 292° | 841 m | 19.8 mi |
| Buck Mountain | W 276° | 839 m | 24.9 mi |
| Langs Peak | W 272° | 809 m | 20.1 mi |
| The Trees | SSW 211° | 808 m | 19.4 mi |
| Twin Sisters | W 269° | 770 m | 23.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:08 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 51 | 56 | 60 | 67 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 73 | 65 | 54 | 47 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woodland 1 WNW, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/97060732
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