Willows Rest Area Southbound
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. 118 named places lie within 25 miles, 18 of them named summits.
2 mi. S. of Artois
How to reach it
118 named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Alta Schmidt House Museum: 10.5 mi
- Vertebrate Museum: 21.6 mi
- Janet Turner Print Museum: 21.7 mi
- Chico Museum: 21.7 mi
- Stansbury Home: 21.8 mi
- Steel "Sculpture": 21.4 mi
- Three Sisters: 21.6 mi
- Wildcat Sculpture: 21.6 mi
- Ring Roll: 21.6 mi
- Chico State Flame: 21.6 mi
- Colyear Springs: 17.7 mi
- Jackson Spring Creek: 21.4 mi
- Bearwallow Spring: 23.5 mi
- Manzanita Spring: 24.2 mi
- Hard Spring: 24.5 mi
- IN HONOR OF ALL CHICO AREA VETERANS: 21.7 mi
- Bidwell Mansion: 21.8 mi
- Chico Community Labyrinth: 21.8 mi
- Phagna Norapamok Memorial: 21.9 mi
- IN LOVING MEMORY OF Kristina Chesterman 1992-2013: 23.3 mi
- Willows Rest Area Northbound: 0.1 mi
- Maxwell Rest Area Southbound: 24.3 mi
- Maxwell Rest Area Northbound: 24.4 mi
- LT. John C. Helmick Rest Area: 24.4 mi
- George Petersen Rose Garden: 21.6 mi
- Mary Lemcke Camellia Garden: 21.7 mi
- Chico Seed Orchard: 24.0 mi
- Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge: 13.0 mi
- Delevan National Wildlife Refuge: 20.9 mi
- Monroeville: 13.7 mi
- Soto: 22.1 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Mountain | WNW 296° | 1,102 m | 23.6 mi |
| Dry Creek Hill | WSW 248° | 952 m | 24.4 mi |
| Elephant Hill | WSW 246° | 907 m | 23.1 mi |
| Triplet Butte | WSW 251° | 904 m | 24.9 mi |
| Pence Mountain | SSW 203° | 565 m | 24.5 mi |
| Bald Hill | WNW 295° | 561 m | 21.8 mi |
| High Peak | SW 224° | 534 m | 16.2 mi |
| Goat Rock | WSW 246° | 486 m | 19.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:00 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:06 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 52 | 56 | 61 | 68 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 75 | 67 | 56 | 49 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Willows 6 W, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/97346278
Day trips start here
- Willows · 5 mi
- Glenn County · 10 mi
- Chico · 23 mi
- Corning · 23 mi
- Colusa County · 29 mi
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