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Willows Rest Area Southbound

Willows Rest Area Southbound from directly overhead

Willows Rest Area Southbound is a rest area in California, at a modelled elevation of 47 m. Red Mountain stands 1,102 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Willows Rest Area Northbound, a rest area 0.1 miles away. 120 named places lie within 25 miles, 18 of them named summits.

2 mi. S. of Artois

How to reach it

Coordinates39.59263, -122.21032

120 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 57
  • Memorial Park: 5.0 mi
  • Sycamore Park: 5.1 mi
  • Ajax Field: 5.5 mi
  • Jensen Park: 5.6 mi
  • Lely Aquatic Park: 10.3 mi
Peaks: 18
  • Pelican Mound: 9.1 mi
  • Orland Buttes: 14.6 mi
  • Julian Rocks: 16.1 mi
  • High Peak: 16.2 mi
  • Black Butte: 17.2 mi
Museums: 11
Artworks: 8
Springs: 7
Historic sites: 6
Gardens: 4
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red MountainWNW 296°1,102 m23.6 mi
Dry Creek HillWSW 248°952 m24.4 mi
Elephant HillWSW 246°907 m23.1 mi
Triplet ButteWSW 251°904 m24.9 mi
Pence MountainSSW 203°565 m24.5 mi
Bald HillWNW 295°561 m21.8 mi
High PeakSW 224°534 m16.2 mi
Goat RockWSW 246°486 m19.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
June solstice05:4220:0020:41
September equinox06:5718:3219:08
December solstice07:2716:0616:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495256616875797875675649
Precip in4.44.22.81.51.20.50.00.10.21.12.33.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Willows 6 W, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/97346278

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