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Lakehead Rest Area

Lakehead Rest Area from directly overhead

Lakehead Rest Area is a rest area in California, at a modelled elevation of 381 m. Grey Rocks stands 2,190 m to the north, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugarloaf, a peak 2.5 miles away.

0.9 mi. N. of Lakehead O.C.

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Coordinates40.91797, -122.39785
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 41
  • Shasta Park: 15.8 mi
  • Margaret Polf Park: 15.8 mi
  • Clair Engle Park: 16.4 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 16.5 mi
  • Castle Crags State Park: 17.6 mi
Artworks: 26
  • The Best Grindstone in the World: 16.6 mi
  • Siskiyou Art Musuem: 21.3 mi
  • Human Sundial: 22.4 mi
  • Dandelions: 22.8 mi
  • Howell's Dive Shop Mural: 22.8 mi
Picnic sites: 13
  • Behive Beach: 4.9 mi
  • Pollard Flat Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
  • Salt Creek Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
  • McCloud Bridge Day Use: 8.1 mi
  • Bailey Cove Day Use: 9.2 mi
Historic sites: 11
  • Dam Builders Monument: 16.3 mi
  • Battle Rock: 16.4 mi
  • Twin Tower Memorial: 16.5 mi
  • Veteran's Monument: 16.5 mi
  • Ladies cabin: 20.5 mi
Museums: 11
Waterfalls: 11
Gardens: 6
  • Memorial Garden: 16.5 mi
  • Matson, Mowder, Howe Celebration Garden: 22.4 mi
  • Medicinal Garden: 22.4 mi
  • Australian Garden: 22.4 mi
  • South African Garden: 22.4 mi
Attractions: 5
Springs: 5
Ghost towns: 5
Nature reserves: 3
Rest areas: 2
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Lakehead Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grey RocksN 350°2,190 m15.0 mi
Red MountainNW 321°2,049 m12.4 mi
Chicken Hawk HillNNW 340°1,919 m11.6 mi
Whisky Bill PeakNNW 334°1,916 m14.3 mi
Gozem PeakNNW 327°1,886 m13.3 mi
Rattlesnake HillNNW 339°1,871 m10.5 mi
Tombstone MountainNE 40°1,693 m11.6 mi
State MountainNW 309°1,675 m9.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4619:22
June solstice05:3920:0420:46
September equinox06:5818:3219:08
December solstice07:3216:0116:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485054596776838277665447
Precip in10.511.49.24.62.91.50.10.20.53.46.612.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shasta DAM, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/98264372

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