Hillcrest Rest Area
Hillcrest Rest Area is a rest area in California, at a modelled elevation of 995 m. Burney Mountain stands 2,395 m to the east-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Hatchet Falls, a waterfall 0.6 miles away.
3.9 mi. E. of Montgomery Creek
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Fuller Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Fauries Peak: 4.0 mi
- Hatchet Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Round Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Hogback Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Hatchet Falls: 0.6 mi
- Lion Slide Falls: 0.6 mi
- Lion Wash Falls: 0.8 mi
- Montgomery Creek Falls: 2.5 mi
- Hatchet Creek Falls: 2.5 mi
- The Rim: 3.2 mi
- Gray Cliff: 18.6 mi
- Palisade Cliff: 19.2 mi
- Red Cliff: 19.3 mi
- Bonnie Craigs: 21.7 mi
- Burney Civic Park: 11.7 mi
- Washburn Blue Park: 12.2 mi
- Hat Creek Park: 19.3 mi
- Afterthought Mine: 12.9 mi
- Ladies cabin: 20.0 mi
- Smithy: 20.0 mi
- "Stand by Me" Bridge: 17.9 mi
- Lake Shasta Caverns: 21.7 mi
- Hat Creek Radio Observatory: 22.6 mi
- McCloud Bridge Day Use: 18.9 mi
- Bailey Cove Day Use: 22.4 mi
- Salt Creek Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
- Dad Lofton Spring: 19.8 mi
- Deer Springs: 21.9 mi
- O'Brien Rest Area: 22.6 mi
- Shingletown Rest Area: 25.0 mi
- Metal Horse: 14.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Hillcrest Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burney Mountain | ESE 106° | 2,395 m | 14.6 mi |
| Snow Mountain | SE 143° | 2,076 m | 8.7 mi |
| Clover Mountain | SSE 147° | 2,066 m | 10.1 mi |
| Dan Hunt Mountain | SE 141° | 1,892 m | 11.3 mi |
| Dan Covey Butte | SE 142° | 1,871 m | 11.9 mi |
| Green Mountain | SE 129° | 1,843 m | 9.2 mi |
| Chalk Mountain | NNE 27° | 1,786 m | 10.1 mi |
| Stacher Butte | SSE 152° | 1,759 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:44 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:02 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:00 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 36 | 41 | 46 | 55 | 61 | 69 | 66 | 60 | 49 | 39 | 33 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burney, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/98497619
Day trips start here
- Shasta County · 10 mi
- Lakehead · 25 mi
- Shingletown · 25 mi
- Palo Cedro · 28 mi
- Shasta Lake · 28 mi
- McCloud · 30 mi
Take the scenic way to Hillcrest Rest Area.
Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.