Arch Rock
Arch Rock is a natural arch, at a recorded elevation of 25 m. Firtop stands 400 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Tower Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. 43 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 25 m
How to reach it
43 named places within 25 miles
- Agate Beach: 20.9 mi
- Palomarin Beach: 21.1 mi
- Wildcat Beach: 21.6 mi
- Bolinas Beach: 22.4 mi
- Drakes Beach: 22.4 mi
- Point Reyes Lighthouse: 20.3 mi
- Transformer Building: 20.3 mi
- Power House: 20.3 mi
- Point Reyes Lighthouse Visitor Center: 20.3 mi
- Paint Storage: 20.3 mi
- Tower Hill: 0.3 mi
- Main Top: 0.4 mi
- Stewart Point: 22.0 mi
- Pablo Point: 22.5 mi
- Firtop: 23.6 mi
- Farallon Islands State Game Refuge: 4.2 mi
- Agate Beach County Park: 20.9 mi
- Bolinas Quail Refuge: 21.6 mi
- Bolinas Community Park: 22.5 mi
- Limatour Estero Reserve: 23.2 mi
- Point Reyes Lifeboat Station: 20.2 mi
- Francis Drake: 20.3 mi
- Francis Drake memorial: 22.6 mi
- Golden Hinde landing: 23.2 mi
- North Farallon Islands State Marine Reserve: 6.1 mi
- Martin Griffin Preserve: 23.6 mi
- Historic USCG Boathouse: 20.2 mi
- Bolinas Museum: 22.6 mi
- Keyhole: 22.1 mi
- Temple: 22.1 mi
- Alamere Falls: 21.1 mi
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 24.0 mi
- Red Rock Spring: 24.1 mi
- Stinson tree: 24.3 mi
- Vent 5: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Arch Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firtop | NNE 32° | 400 m | 23.6 mi |
| Pablo Point | NE 42° | 284 m | 22.5 mi |
| Stewart Point | NE 44° | 227 m | 22.0 mi |
| Tower Hill | SSE 157° | 74 m | 0.3 mi |
| Main Top | SW 230° | 68 m | 0.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:50 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 19:59 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:16 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 57 | 58 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 57 | 53 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Francisco Oceanside, 27 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/11386231483
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