Francis B. Mathews Rest Area
Francis B. Mathews Rest Area is a rest area in California, at a modelled elevation of 210 m. Pony Mountain stands 2,244 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Ironsides Museum, a museum 1.8 miles away.
3 mi. E. of Salyer
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Zeigler Point: 2.5 mi
- Happy Camp Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Oak Knob: 4.3 mi
- Hennessy Peak: 5.4 mi
- Ironside Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Veterans Park: 5.7 mi
- Tonkin Park: 5.8 mi
- Commons Park in Willow Creek, CA: 5.9 mi
- Brush Mountain Lookout: 6.7 mi
- Boise Creek Campgrouns USFS: 7.2 mi
- Cold Spring: 9.3 mi
- Whiting Spring: 16.1 mi
- Blake Spring: 18.7 mi
- Marble Springs: 18.9 mi
- Fir Root Spring: 21.3 mi
- Grays Fall Day Use Area: 3.8 mi
- Cedar Flat Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
- Whites Bar Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
- Big Bar Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
- Bigfoot Statue: 5.7 mi
- Gonzalez Bigfoot Statue: 5.9 mi
- Gold Panner: 5.9 mi
- Museum Bigfoot Statue: 5.9 mi
- Ironsides Museum: 1.8 mi
- Hoopa Valley Museum: 14.4 mi
- Blue Lake Museum: 23.1 mi
- Hlel-Din River Access/South Fork & Trinity confluence: 2.9 mi
- Kimtu Beach on Trinity River: 5.6 mi
- Gray Falls: 3.9 mi
- Burnt Ranch Falls: 5.3 mi
- Eagle Rock Lookout: 14.9 mi
- Russell Cabin: 23.3 mi
- Willow Creek Community Garden: 6.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Francis B. Mathews Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pony Mountain | ENE 74° | 2,244 m | 17.0 mi |
| Thurston Peaks | E 83° | 2,179 m | 17.5 mi |
| Green Mountain | E 84° | 1,944 m | 14.3 mi |
| North Trinity Mountain | NNE 12° | 1,932 m | 15.8 mi |
| Trinity Mountain | NE 34° | 1,861 m | 12.5 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | E 89° | 1,850 m | 13.1 mi |
| Twin Sisters Mountain | E 100° | 1,793 m | 18.2 mi |
| Blake Mountain | S 182° | 1,784 m | 18.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:50 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:09 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:06 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 45 | 50 | 54 | 61 | 67 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 58 | 47 | 41 |
| Precip in | 6.4 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 7.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG BAR 4 E, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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