Secret Valley Rest Area
Secret Valley Rest Area is a rest area in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,522 m. Observation Peak stands 2,417 m to the north-northeast, 10.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Shinn Peaks, a peak 3.5 miles away. Buckhorn Back Country Byway passes 21 miles off. 59 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.
12 mi. S. of Ravendale
How to reach it
- 20.7 mi off the Buckhorn Back Country Byway
59 named places within 25 miles
- Shinn Peaks: 3.5 mi
- Shinn Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Snowstorm Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Spanish Springs Peak: 6.9 mi
- Rush Creek Mountain: 8.1 mi
- Animas Spring: 16.0 mi
- Horse Corral Spring: 16.3 mi
- Sage Hen Spring: 17.3 mi
- Indian Spring: 17.5 mi
- Piute Spring: 18.8 mi
- Honey Lake State Wildlife Area (Flemming Unit): 21.3 mi
- Honey Lake State Wildlife Area: 24.2 mi
- Honey Lake State Wildlife Area (Dakin Unit): 24.6 mi
- Bald Mountain Recreation Area: 24.6 mi
- Honey Lake State Wildlife Area: 20.8 mi
- Leavitt Lake Park: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Secret Valley Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Observation Peak | NNE 28° | 2,417 m | 10.0 mi |
| McDonald Peak | NNW 339° | 2,398 m | 21.8 mi |
| Fredonyer Peak | W 279° | 2,374 m | 18.0 mi |
| Hot Springs Peak | SSE 159° | 2,317 m | 20.1 mi |
| Spanish Springs Peak | N 9° | 2,309 m | 6.9 mi |
| Shinn Mountain | NE 38° | 2,297 m | 3.9 mi |
| Shinn Peaks | NE 36° | 2,158 m | 3.5 mi |
| Three Peaks | NNW 332° | 2,107 m | 22.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:55 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:54 | 16:38 |
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 | 33 | 37 | 42 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 52 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Susanville 2SW, 26 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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