Rest area · California
Shingletown Rest Area
Shingletown Rest Area is a rest area in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,136 m. Lassen Peak stands 3,187 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Meadow Park, a park 2.9 miles away.
3.1 mi. E. of Shingletown
How to reach it
Coordinates40.50602, -121.83253
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Chall Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Di Hill: 5.4 mi
- Digger Butte: 5.7 mi
- Alamine Peak: 5.9 mi
- Blue Mountain: 6.1 mi
Springs: 36
- Bluff Springs: 7.3 mi
- Blue Ridge Spring: 9.7 mi
- Grapevine Spring: 9.8 mi
- Willow Springs: 10.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Spring: 10.0 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Bear Creek Falls: 6.3 mi
- Clover Creek Falls: 14.2 mi
- Deadhorse Falls: 16.2 mi
- Bluff Falls: 17.0 mi
- Mill Creek Falls: 17.4 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Bonnie Craigs: 4.9 mi
- Palisade Cliff: 9.1 mi
- Crescent Cliff: 15.9 mi
- Gray Cliff: 16.9 mi
- Red Cliff: 17.7 mi
Attractions: 6
- Seismograph: 14.3 mi
- Sulphur Works: 16.1 mi
- Bumpass Hell: 17.7 mi
- Hot Rock: 18.1 mi
- Devastated Area: 19.3 mi
Parks: 5
- Meadow Park: 2.9 mi
- Anderson River Park: 23.0 mi
- North Street Park: 24.5 mi
- Stillwater Heights Park: 24.6 mi
- Rancho Park: 24.8 mi
Hot springs: 5
- Big Boiler: 17.7 mi
- Turquoise Pool: 17.7 mi
- Pyrite Pool: 17.8 mi
- Drakesbad Hot Springs: 23.0 mi
- Terminal Geyser: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Kings Creek Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
- Hat Creek Campground Picnic Area: 23.0 mi
- Old Station Day Use Area: 23.5 mi
Artworks: 2
- Totem Pole: 3.0 mi
- Metal Horse: 17.5 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Dales Lake Ecological Reserve: 16.6 mi
- Lassen Volcanic National Park: 22.1 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Afterthought Mine: 20.2 mi
- Anderson Veterans Memorial: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Hillcrest Rest Area: 25.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Shingletown Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lassen Peak | E 94° | 3,187 m | 17.3 mi |
| Brokeoff Mountain | ESE 106° | 2,814 m | 15.0 mi |
| Eagle Peak | E 97° | 2,811 m | 16.6 mi |
| Mount Diller | E 101° | 2,750 m | 15.4 mi |
| Ski Heil Peak | E 98° | 2,721 m | 16.4 mi |
| Mount Helen | E 98° | 2,694 m | 17.5 mi |
| Pilot Pinnacle | E 99° | 2,672 m | 16.0 mi |
| Loomis Peak | E 95° | 2,626 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:01 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:01 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 32 | 35 | 39 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 62 | 57 | 46 | 37 | 31 |
| Precip in | 6.5 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 6.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Manzanita Lake, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1541100211
Day trips start here
- Shingletown · 2 mi
- Palo Cedro · 21 mi
- Shasta County · 21 mi
- Lassen Volcanic National Park · 22 mi
- Anderson · 25 mi
- Cottonwood · 25 mi
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