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L.T.Davis Rest Area

L.T.Davis Rest Area from directly overhead

L.T.Davis Rest Area is a rest area in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,491 m. Sierra Buttes stands 2,617 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Rocky Point, a peak 0.7 miles away.

3 mi. E. of Portola

How to reach it

Coordinates39.82370, -120.41385

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Rocky Point: 0.7 mi
  • Beckwourth Peak: 3.6 mi
  • Sugar Loaf: 4.6 mi
  • Table Rock: 4.8 mi
  • Crocker Mountain: 5.3 mi
Springs: 19
Parks: 18
  • Portola City Park: 3.0 mi
  • Clock Park: 3.1 mi
  • Kids Creek Forest: 3.3 mi
  • Delleker Park: 4.9 mi
  • State Game Refuge One-V: 8.0 mi
Picnic sites: 7
Museums: 5
Waterfalls: 5
  • Frazier Falls: 14.6 mi
  • Fern Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Loves Falls: 19.8 mi
  • Hackmans Falls: 21.5 mi
  • Weber Falls: 23.5 mi
Historic sites: 4
  • Mammoth Mill: 16.2 mi
  • Sierra Buttes Fire Lookout: 20.2 mi
  • Sierra County Chinese Laborer Memorial: 20.6 mi
  • Wheelers Sheep Camp: 23.1 mi
Hot springs: 3
  • Marble Hot Springs: 5.5 mi
  • Marble Hot Springs: 5.6 mi
  • Campbell Hot Springs: 17.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Webber Lake: 23.2 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of L.T.Davis Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sierra ButtesSW 218°2,617 m20.2 mi
Mount IngallsNW 316°2,542 m16.3 mi
Dixie MountainNE 41°2,537 m10.5 mi
Adams PeakENE 70°2,494 m17.7 mi
Burma SummitSE 129°2,459 m20.1 mi
Mount Ina CoolbrithESE 120°2,454 m16.6 mi
Haskell PeakSSW 213°2,453 m13.3 mi
Land PeakSSE 147°2,442 m21.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3819:14
June solstice05:3419:5320:34
September equinox06:5018:2519:00
December solstice07:2015:5816:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313438435159666458483831
Precip in4.23.93.61.51.20.50.30.30.41.12.04.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portola, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/97500195

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