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Trinidad Rest Area

Trinidad Rest Area from directly overhead

Trinidad Rest Area is a rest area in California, at a modelled elevation of 118 m. Bee Mountain stands 1,325 m to the east-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Migrating North (Totem 8 of 8), a artwork 0.3 miles away. 178 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.

0.5 mi. S. of Patricks Pt. U.C.

How to reach it

Coordinates41.12334, -124.15018

178 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 52
  • Big Lagoon County Park: 2.9 mi
  • Luffenholtz Beach Access: 5.9 mi
  • Luffenholtz Beach and Topena Point: 6.0 mi
  • Houda Point: 6.2 mi
  • Moonstone County Park: 6.7 mi
Peaks: 37
  • Candy Mountain: 0.6 mi
  • Ceremonial Rock: 1.1 mi
  • Lookout Rock: 1.2 mi
  • Wedding Rock: 1.4 mi
  • Scotty Point: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves: 19
  • Sue-meg State Park: 1.0 mi
  • Trinidad State Beach: 4.0 mi
  • Big Lagoon Forest, South Natural Preserve: 4.3 mi
  • Big Lagoon Forest, West Natural Preserve: 4.7 mi
  • Big Lagoon Forest, East Natural Preserve: 4.9 mi
Museums: 15
Historic sites: 11
Artworks: 10
Attractions: 9
  • Sumêg Village: 0.9 mi
  • Elk Viewing: 17.8 mi
  • Prairie Creek Visitor Center: 17.9 mi
  • Goldbluff beach: 18.1 mi
  • Big Tree: 18.7 mi
Beaches: 9
Cliffs: 5
Gardens: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Redwood National & State Parks, Redwood Creek Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
  • Azalea State Reserve: 14.7 mi
  • Lost Man Creek Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • The Portal: 4.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bee MountainENE 63°1,325 m24.3 mi
Burrill PeakENE 71°1,287 m24.0 mi
Buck ButtesESE 115°1,261 m24.2 mi
Telescope PeakESE 110°1,253 m24.2 mi
Hupa MountainESE 101°1,239 m18.3 mi
Sugar Pine MountainESE 106°1,174 m21.8 mi
White RocksE 100°1,098 m17.5 mi
Hospital MountainESE 107°1,049 m24.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:29
June solstice05:4520:1220:53
September equinox07:0518:3919:15
December solstice07:3916:0816:52

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F484949505356575857545148
Precip in7.56.56.34.12.11.00.20.30.92.75.78.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arcata Eureka AP, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/98533159

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