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California Golden Bear

California Golden Bear from directly overhead

California Golden Bear is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 119 m. Rock 2 stands 617 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Les Bears, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away.

What the record says

Built
1996
Material
bronze

How to reach it

Coordinates37.87159, -122.25256

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Peaks
  • Tightwad Hill: 0.1 mi
  • Observatory Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Holy Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Spiral Knob: 1.2 mi
  • Grizzly Peak: 1.3 mi
Attractions
Gardens
Parks
Picnic sites
  • Picnic Area #2: 1.0 mi
  • Picnic Area #1: 1.1 mi
  • Picnic area #3: 1.1 mi
  • Laurel: 1.5 mi
  • Elder: 1.5 mi
Beaches: 35
Springs: 25
Waterfalls: 15
Ghost towns: 12
Cliffs: 9
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 15.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 20.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of California Golden Bear. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rock 2ESE 110°617 m11.2 mi
Vollmer PeakENE 64°581 m1.9 mi
Las Trampas PeakESE 104°557 m10.6 mi
Vail PeakESE 106°545 m11.4 mi
Chaparral PeakENE 74°540 m1.7 mi
Grizzly PeakNE 55°531 m1.3 mi
Round TopESE 114°531 m3.6 mi
Eagle PeakESE 106°524 m11.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4719:21
June solstice05:4819:5620:35
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
December solstice07:2216:1316:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515355576063646465635651
Precip in4.85.13.81.80.80.30.00.10.11.22.75.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Berkeley, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12167143802

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