O'Brien Rest Area
O'Brien Rest Area is a rest area in California, at a modelled elevation of 362 m. High Mountain stands 1,639 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Bailey Cove Day Use, a picnic site 0.4 miles away.
9 mi. N. of Project City
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- O'Brien Mountain: 1.3 mi
- North Gray Rocks: 2.5 mi
- Gray Rocks: 3.4 mi
- Horse Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Bass Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Shasta Park: 8.0 mi
- Clair Engle Park: 8.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 8.2 mi
- Margaret Polf Park: 8.3 mi
- Northridge Park: 12.0 mi
- The Best Grindstone in the World: 8.0 mi
- Human Sundial: 14.3 mi
- Dandelions: 14.7 mi
- Howell's Dive Shop Mural: 14.7 mi
- Balloons: 14.8 mi
- Dam Builders Monument: 8.0 mi
- Veteran's Monument: 8.2 mi
- Twin Tower Memorial: 8.3 mi
- Afterthought Mine: 13.5 mi
- Caldwell Monument: 14.4 mi
- Potem Falls: 15.5 mi
- Three Falls: 18.4 mi
- Clover Creek Falls: 18.4 mi
- Hatchet Creek Falls: 20.5 mi
- Montgomery Creek Falls: 20.6 mi
- Wintu Cultural Center: 8.1 mi
- Turtle Bay Museum: 14.3 mi
- Mill Building: 14.5 mi
- Old City Hall Art Gallery: 14.8 mi
- Shasta Historical Society: 14.9 mi
- Bailey Cove Day Use: 0.4 mi
- Salt Creek Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
- Behive Beach: 5.9 mi
- Fishermans Point: 7.4 mi
- McCloud Bridge Day Use: 10.7 mi
- Memorial Garden: 8.2 mi
- Medicinal Garden: 14.2 mi
- Australian Garden: 14.2 mi
- South African Garden: 14.2 mi
- Chilean Garden: 14.2 mi
- Shasta: 16.2 mi
- Shasta State Historic Park: 16.3 mi
- Whiskeytown: 16.8 mi
- Deadwood: 22.3 mi
- Minersville: 24.6 mi
- Lake Shasta Caverns: 1.0 mi
- Shasta Lake Ranger Station: 6.4 mi
- McConnell Botanical Gardens: 14.2 mi
- Sundial Bridge: 14.2 mi
- Lema Ranch: 13.6 mi
- Oak Savannah Arboretum: 14.0 mi
- Turtle Bay Bird Sanctuary: 14.3 mi
- Clover Creek Preserve: 16.6 mi
- Lakehead Rest Area: 9.6 mi
- Hillcrest Rest Area: 22.6 mi
- Oak Bottom Beach: 17.4 mi
- Brandy Creek Beach: 18.0 mi
- The Rim: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of O'Brien Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | N 10° | 1,639 m | 13.9 mi |
| Damnation Peak | NW 316° | 1,603 m | 15.9 mi |
| Schell Mountain | WNW 291° | 1,580 m | 11.9 mi |
| Blue Mountain | WNW 296° | 1,573 m | 16.6 mi |
| Tater Hill | N 10° | 1,560 m | 16.8 mi |
| Wild Cow Mountain | WNW 282° | 1,485 m | 12.9 mi |
| Nawtawaket Mountain | NNE 19° | 1,367 m | 13.4 mi |
| Bohemotash Mountain | W 266° | 1,346 m | 8.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:04 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:02 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 50 | 54 | 59 | 67 | 76 | 83 | 82 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 47 |
| Precip in | 10.5 | 11.4 | 9.2 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 6.6 | 12.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shasta DAM, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/98262030
Day trips start here
- Lakehead · 8 mi
- Shasta Lake · 8 mi
- Redding · 15 mi
- Shasta County · 15 mi
- Shasta · 16 mi
- Palo Cedro · 17 mi
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