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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: 40
  • 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: 25
  • 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: 12
  • 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
Springs: 5
Ghost towns: 5
Attractions: 4
Nature reserves: 3
Rest areas: 2
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Lakehead Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grey RocksN2,190 m15.0 mi
Red MountainNW2,049 m12.4 mi
Chicken Hawk HillNNW1,919 m11.6 mi
Whisky Bill PeakNNW1,916 m14.3 mi
Gozem PeakNNW1,886 m13.3 mi
Rattlesnake HillNNW1,871 m10.5 mi
Tombstone MountainNE1,693 m11.6 mi
State MountainNW1,675 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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