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Limantour Beach

Limantour Beach is a beach in California, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the east-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Santa Maria Beach, a beach 1.6 miles away.

How to reach it

Coordinates38.02469, -122.88053

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Limatour Estero Reserve: 1.8 mi
  • Point Reyes Station Community Park: 5.0 mi
  • Martinelli Park: 5.2 mi
  • Second Valley Path and Open Space: 5.5 mi
  • Tomales Bay State Park: 6.9 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves: 57
Beaches: 42
Attractions: 20
  • Kule Loklo: 4.4 mi
  • Point Reyes Shipwrecks: 5.3 mi
  • Cypress Tree Tunnel: 5.9 mi
  • Leo T. Cronin Fish Viewing Area: 9.5 mi
  • Tule Elk Reserve, Pierce Pt., Pt. Reyes NS: 11.9 mi
Picnic sites: 18
Museums: 18
Artworks: 17
Gardens: 13
Waterfalls: 12
  • Alamere Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Stairstep Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Roy's Riffles: 11.9 mi
  • Little Carson Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 14.3 mi
Springs: 8
Natural arches: 4
  • Keyhole: 4.6 mi
  • Temple: 5.2 mi
  • Arch Rock: 23.2 mi
  • Bird Island Arch: 23.3 mi
Cliffs: 3
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 16.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Limantour Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Tamalpais East PeakESE 112°784 m17.8 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PeakESE 114°778 m17.0 mi
Mount Tamalpais Middle PeakESE 113°744 m17.3 mi
Ballou PointESE 119°612 m16.0 mi
Twin KnollsESE 118°597 m15.4 mi
Big Rock RidgeE 81°575 m15.2 mi
Pine MountainESE 105°543 m12.8 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PointESE 115°527 m17.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4919:24
June solstice05:5019:5920:38
September equinox07:0018:3519:10
December solstice07:2516:1516:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505355586166686868635550
Precip in7.16.94.42.00.90.10.00.00.11.53.57.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Rafael-civic CTR, 19 mi away.

Mean tidal range 3.91 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station Point Reyes, CA, 6 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/445950449

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