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Honey Lake Rest Area

Honey Lake Rest Area from directly overhead

Honey Lake Rest Area is a rest area in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,253 m. Mount Ingalls stands 2,542 m to the south-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Hartson Sand Ridge, a peak 3.7 miles away.

7.7 mi. N. of Milford

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How to reach it

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Coordinates40.25640, -120.46549
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Hartson Sand Ridge: 3.7 mi
  • Clarks Peak: 4.4 mi
  • Thompson Peak: 4.9 mi
  • Cottonwood Peak: 5.7 mi
  • Bald Mountain: 5.7 mi
Parks: 12
  • Leavitt Lake Park: 8.7 mi
  • Honey Lake State Wildlife Area: 11.5 mi
  • Riverside Park: 14.5 mi
  • Pat Murphy Little League Park: 14.5 mi
  • Susan River Park: 14.9 mi
Springs: 10
Nature reserves: 4
  • Bald Mountain Recreation Area: 4.8 mi
  • Honey Lake State Wildlife Area (Dakin Unit): 5.5 mi
  • Honey Lake State Wildlife Area: 7.6 mi
  • Honey Lake State Wildlife Area (Flemming Unit): 10.7 mi
Museums: 1
  • Lassen Historical Museum: 15.1 mi
Artworks: 1
  • FCI Herlong: 17.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of Honey Lake Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount IngallsSSW 205°2,542 m20.1 mi
Kettle BenchmarkWSW 241°2,390 m15.5 mi
Kettle RockWSW 240°2,377 m15.9 mi
Thompson PeakW 274°2,362 m4.9 mi
Diamond MountainWNW 288°2,334 m12.6 mi
Coyote PeakW 277°2,321 m19.5 mi
Hot Springs PeakENE 65°2,317 m19.9 mi
Red RockWNW 282°2,307 m13.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3819:14
June solstice05:3319:5520:36
September equinox06:5018:2519:01
December solstice07:2215:5616:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333742475563716963524032
Precip in2.42.31.70.50.80.40.20.10.21.01.51.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Susanville 2SW, 15 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/97798916

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