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Herbert S. Miles Rest Area

Herbert S. Miles Rest Area from directly overhead

Herbert S. Miles Rest Area is a rest area in California, at a modelled elevation of 156 m. Inskip Hill stands 931 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Lookout Mountain, a peak 3.2 miles away. 152 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.

4.4 mi. N. of Red Bluff

How to reach it

Coordinates40.27037, -122.27033

152 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 60
Peaks: 22
  • Lookout Mountain: 3.2 mi
  • Round Mountain: 3.4 mi
  • Bald Hill: 5.0 mi
  • Tuscan Buttes: 9.4 mi
  • Table Mountain: 14.9 mi
Artworks: 22
Springs: 14
Museums: 8
  • Kelly-Griggs House Museum: 7.0 mi
  • Tehama County Museum: 18.5 mi
  • Eaton House: 22.6 mi
  • Behrens-Eaton Display Museum: 22.6 mi
  • Shasta Historical Society: 22.6 mi
Historic sites: 8
Gardens: 6
  • Discovery Garden: 8.7 mi
  • South African Garden: 23.1 mi
  • Chilean Garden: 23.1 mi
  • Australian Garden: 23.1 mi
  • Medicinal Garden: 23.1 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 2
Rest areas: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Bear Creek Falls: 24.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Inskip HillENE931 m17.9 mi
Grouse MountainNW867 m24.9 mi
Finley ButteE859 m21.2 mi
Black ButteNE790 m19.2 mi
Little Inskip HillENE720 m17.6 mi
Mule MountainNNW708 m23.4 mi
Richie PeakNW681 m24.4 mi
Dewitt PeakESE622 m18.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
June solstice05:4020:0220:43
September equinox06:5718:3219:08
December solstice07:2916:0416:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475155606876828075655347
Precip in4.74.12.91.51.20.40.10.10.21.02.54.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RED Bluff Muni AP, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/97426586

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