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Maxwell Rest Area Southbound

Maxwell Rest Area Southbound from directly overhead

Maxwell Rest Area Southbound is a rest area in California, at a modelled elevation of 24 m. Pacific Point stands 1,177 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Maxwell Rest Area Northbound, a rest area 0.2 miles away. 94 named places lie within 25 miles, 46 of them named summits.

2 mi. S. of Maxwell

How to reach it

Coordinates39.24159, -122.18351

94 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 46
  • Bunker Hill: 11.0 mi
  • Pence Mountain: 11.3 mi
  • Sugarloaf: 11.4 mi
  • Three Sisters: 11.5 mi
  • Greasewood Mountain: 11.8 mi
Parks: 29
  • North View Park: 5.8 mi
  • Town Square Park: 6.3 mi
  • Venice Park: 6.4 mi
  • Valley Vista Park: 6.6 mi
  • Valley Ranch Playground: 6.7 mi
Springs: 4
  • Hog Spring: 17.8 mi
  • Bear Wallow Spring: 21.8 mi
  • Hornet Nest Spring: 22.9 mi
  • Grizzly Spring: 23.6 mi
Cliffs: 3
Museums: 1
Historic sites: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • The Falls: 18.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Green Army Man: 21.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Maxwell Rest Area Southbound. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pacific PointW 265°1,177 m22.3 mi
Cold Spring MountainWSW 239°1,093.3 m19.1 mi
Baldy MountainWSW 248°1,037.8 m18.3 mi
Split RockWSW 258°998 m22.1 mi
Hornet Nest HillWNW 286°938 m22.3 mi
Fiske PeakSSW 193°875 m24.8 mi
Jackson MountainSSW 204°841 m18.1 mi
Gilmore PeakWNW 283°770 m20.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
June solstice05:4319:5920:39
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:2616:0716:50

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465155606773767572645346
Precip in3.63.02.21.00.80.50.00.00.10.91.93.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Colusa 2 SSW, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/97346024

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