Rest area · California
Massack Rest Area
Massack Rest Area is a rest area in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,108 m. Mount Ingalls stands 2,542 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Johnson Hill, a peak 2.1 miles away.
6.5 mi. E. of Quincy
How to reach it
Coordinates39.92318, -120.83413
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Johnson Hill: 2.1 mi
- Argentine Rock: 4.3 mi
- Lower Taylor: 4.4 mi
- Radio Hill: 5.1 mi
- Turn Table: 5.3 mi
Parks: 12
- Pioneer Park: 4.3 mi
- Central Plumas Recreation & Parks District: 4.4 mi
- Dame Shirley: 6.2 mi
- Gansner Park: 6.5 mi
- Mount Hough State Game Refuge: 7.7 mi
Springs: 8
- Cinder Spring: 16.4 mi
- Big Pine Spring: 18.0 mi
- Section 15 Spring: 18.0 mi
- Rocky Point Spring: 18.1 mi
- Oso Kum Spring: 19.6 mi
Museums: 4
- Plumas County Museum: 6.1 mi
- Plumas-Eureka State Park Museum: 13.6 mi
- Frank C. Reilly Museum: 18.4 mi
- Western Pacific Railroad Museum: 20.7 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Jackson Creek Picnic Ground: 9.7 mi
- Sandy Point Day Use: 18.7 mi
- East Shore Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
- Sand Pond Picnic Site: 24.0 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Limestone Point: 5.6 mi
- Rocky Point: 8.9 mi
- Marble Cone: 18.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Indian Falls: 11.7 mi
- Fern Falls: 17.1 mi
- Frazier Falls: 18.1 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Mammoth Mill: 13.3 mi
- Vehicle: 21.2 mi
- Sierra Buttes Fire Lookout: 24.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Bucks Lake Wilderness: 19.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
- L.T.Davis Rest Area: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Massack Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ingalls | ENE 66° | 2,542 m | 12.0 mi |
| Kettle Benchmark | NNE 21° | 2,390 m | 16.6 mi |
| Kettle Rock | NNE 21° | 2,377 m | 16.1 mi |
| Mount Elwell | SSE 153° | 2,361 m | 16.7 mi |
| Mount Fillmore | S 184° | 2,344 m | 13.4 mi |
| Tower Rock | NNE 32° | 2,342 m | 5.8 mi |
| Smith Peak | ESE 103° | 2,330 m | 16.5 mi |
| Grizzly Peak | NNE 15° | 2,325 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:40 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:55 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:59 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 38 | 43 | 47 | 55 | 62 | 68 | 67 | 61 | 51 | 40 | 34 |
| Precip in | 7.6 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 4.1 | 7.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quincy, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/97469491
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