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Lake Temescal Beach

Lake Temescal Beach from directly overhead

Lake Temescal Beach is a beach in California, at a modelled elevation of 132 m. Rock 2 stands 617 m to the east-southeast, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Temescal Regional Recreation Area, a park 0.2 miles away.

The story

Lake of the United States of America.

Wikidata Q6478006, matched on coordinates and name (89 m apart).

What to expect

Seasonal
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates37.84748, -122.23044

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Spiral Knob: 1.7 mi
  • Barberry Peak: 1.8 mi
  • Volcanic Peak: 1.9 mi
  • Tightwad Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Round Top: 2.1 mi
Museums
Attractions: 60
Gardens: 59
Historic sites: 58
  • Fireplace Plaza: 1.1 mi
  • Fireplace (ruins): 1.1 mi
  • Inter County Tunnel: 1.1 mi
  • Firestorm Community Mural: 1.2 mi
  • April 2003: 1.4 mi
Picnic sites: 58
  • Willows Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
  • Elder: 2.7 mi
  • Laurel: 2.7 mi
  • Padre: 2.9 mi
  • Arroyo: 2.9 mi
Artworks: 56
  • 我: 1.3 mi
  • Phase One Journey: 1.7 mi
  • Quarrytop Labyrinth: 2.0 mi
  • The Play 1982: 2.0 mi
  • PostMark Temescal: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 36
Springs: 23
  • El Polín Spring: 12.7 mi
  • Sulfur Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Soto Springs: 14.8 mi
  • Peach Tree Spring: 15.0 mi
  • Coffeeberry Spring: 15.1 mi
Waterfalls: 14
Ghost towns: 12
Cliffs: 9
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 16.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 22.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Lake Temescal Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rock 2ESE617 m9.5 mi
Vollmer PeakN581 m2.5 mi
Las Trampas PeakE557 m9.1 mi
Vail PeakE545 m9.8 mi
Chaparral PeakN540 m2.2 mi
Round TopE531 m2.1 mi
Grizzly PeakN531 m2.4 mi
Eagle PeakE524 m10.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
June solstice05:4819:5620:35
September equinox06:5718:3319:07
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, 3 mi away.

Mean tidal range 4.34 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station Berkeley, CA, 4 mi away — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/20091931

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