Sand Hills Rest Area
Sand Hills Rest Area is a rest area in California, at a modelled elevation of 56 m. Quartz Peak stands 664 m to the north, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Plank Road, a attraction 2.5 miles away. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
20 mi. W. of Arizona State Line
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Barkley Ranch Park: 12.7 mi
- Parkway Place Park: 13.8 mi
- Windsor Rotary Park: 13.8 mi
- Council Avenue Park: 13.9 mi
- Gadsden Park: 13.9 mi
- East Mesa: 8.1 mi
- Pilot Knob: 8.2 mi
- Pilot Knob Mesa: 8.3 mi
- Pasadena Mountain: 9.5 mi
- Pasadena Peak: 10.2 mi
- Old Plank Road: 2.5 mi
- The Center of the World: 7.3 mi
- Tumco: 10.5 mi
- Araz Stage Station Ruins: 11.3 mi
- Valley of the Names: 15.3 mi
- Museum of History in Granite: 7.3 mi
- Yuma History Museum: 15.5 mi
- Yuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park: 15.5 mi
- Bureau of Reclamation: 15.6 mi
- Sanguinetti House Museum: 15.8 mi
- Plank Road: 2.7 mi
- Site of Camp Pilot Knob: 7.9 mi
- Araz Stage Station: 11.3 mi
- Cibola Raider: 13.3 mi
- Yuma Armed Forces Memorial: 16.0 mi
- Playa Linda: 14.4 mi
- Centennial Beach: 14.9 mi
- Yuma Beach: 16.0 mi
- Hedges: 10.4 mi
- Colorado City: 15.2 mi
- Yuma Mineral Spring: 16.6 mi
- Carrizo Spring: 22.8 mi
- Carrizo Falls: 22.8 mi
- Bear Canyon Falls: 23.1 mi
- Robert J Moody Demonstration Garden: 14.7 mi
- Arturos Bridge: 19.8 mi
- Holtville Hot Spring: 22.1 mi
- Bear Canyon Bluff: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sand Hills Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quartz Peak | N 9° | 664 m | 24.6 mi |
| Black Mountain | N 9° | 646 m | 22.2 mi |
| Peter Kane Mountain | N 9° | 643 m | 24.4 mi |
| Stud Mountain | NE 44° | 611 m | 11.6 mi |
| Pasadena Peak | NE 41° | 480 m | 10.2 mi |
| Picacho Peak | NE 39° | 439 m | 20.9 mi |
| Pasadena Mountain | NE 52° | 437 m | 9.5 mi |
| Dragon's Nest | NE 39° | 396 m | 12.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:15 | 19:51 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:05 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 06:39 | 16:01 | 16:38 |
Local time (America/Tijuana).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 58 | 61 | 67 | 72 | 79 | 88 | 92 | 93 | 86 | 76 | 65 | 56 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yuma Quartermaster Depot, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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