Rest area · California
L.T.Davis Rest Area
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: 18
- Dotta Spring: 11.1 mi
- Oso Kum Spring: 13.5 mi
- Rocky Point Spring: 14.2 mi
- Om Chatim Springs: 14.6 mi
- Section 15 Spring: 14.7 mi
Parks: 16
- 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: 6
- Gazebo: 13.2 mi
- Jackson Creek Picnic Ground: 14.2 mi
- Sand Pond Picnic Site: 18.0 mi
- Loganville Scenic Highway Center Picnic Site: 22.1 mi
- Pass Creek Day Use Site: 22.8 mi
Museums: 5
- Western Pacific Railroad Museum: 3.6 mi
- Milton Gottardi Museum Historic Catholic Church: 13.2 mi
- Loyalton Milton-Gottardi Museum: 13.7 mi
- Plumas-Eureka State Park Museum: 15.8 mi
- Kentucky Mine Historic Park and Museum: 20.6 mi
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: 2
- Marble Hot Springs: 5.5 mi
- Campbell Hot Springs: 17.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Jamison: 14.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Yellow Rock: 21.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Coppins Meadow: 22.4 mi
Attractions: 1
- Webber Lake: 23.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Massack Rest Area: 23.3 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Buttes | SW 218° | 2,617 m | 20.2 mi |
| Mount Ingalls | NW 316° | 2,542 m | 16.3 mi |
| Dixie Mountain | NE 41° | 2,537 m | 10.5 mi |
| Adams Peak | ENE 70° | 2,494 m | 17.7 mi |
| Burma Summit | SE 129° | 2,459 m | 20.1 mi |
| Mount Ina Coolbrith | ESE 120° | 2,454 m | 16.6 mi |
| Haskell Peak | SSW 213° | 2,453 m | 13.3 mi |
| Land Peak | SSE 147° | 2,442 m | 21.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:53 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:58 | 16:41 |
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 | 31 | 34 | 38 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 66 | 64 | 58 | 48 | 38 | 31 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portola, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/97500195
Day trips start here
- Loyalton · 14 mi
- Sierra County · 17 mi
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