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Muir Beach

Muir Beach is a beach in California, at a recorded elevation of 6 m. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the north, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Pirates Cove, a beach 1.0 miles away.

The story

beach and park in Marin County, California

Wikidata Q49322126, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
6 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates37.85966, -122.57707

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • WW2 Lookout: 1.8 mi
  • Hill 88: 2.7 mi
  • Battery O'Rourke: 3.3 mi
  • Battery Smith-Guthrie: 3.3 mi
  • Old Sawmill: 3.4 mi
Parks
  • Eastwood Park: 2.3 mi
  • Kay Park: 2.8 mi
  • Stolte Grove: 3.0 mi
  • Hawk Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Edgewood Park: 3.1 mi
Attractions
Peaks
Nature reserves
Museums
Picnic sites
  • Bicentennial Campground picnic area: 3.6 mi
  • Barth's Retreat: 4.8 mi
  • Rifle Camp: 4.9 mi
  • Potrero Camp: 5.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
Gardens
Beaches: 50
Waterfalls: 16
  • Kent Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Laurel Dell Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Dawn Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Midway Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Helen Markt Falls: 5.8 mi
Springs: 11
Cliffs: 5
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 3.3 mi
  • Temple: 14.9 mi
  • Keyhole: 15.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 3.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Muir Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Tamalpais East PeakN 360°784 m4.8 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PeakNNW 346°778 m4.6 mi
Mount Tamalpais Middle PeakN 352°744 m4.7 mi
Ballou PointNW 324°612 m4.4 mi
Twin KnollsNW 326°597 m5.1 mi
Pine MountainNNW 333°543 m9.1 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PointNNW 347°527 m4.0 mi
Bare KnollNW 322°478 m3.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4819:23
June solstice05:4919:5720:37
September equinox06:5918:3419:09
December solstice07:2316:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495255586266686867635549
Precip in8.88.76.02.61.40.40.00.00.12.04.69.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kentfield, 7 mi away.

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

NOAA CO-OPS station Point Bonita, Bonita Cove, CA, 4 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/30086887

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