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North Beach

North Beach from directly overhead

North Beach is a beach in California, at a recorded elevation of 8 m. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Point Reyes Beach, a beach 0.4 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
8 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.07715, -122.97583

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Artworks: 50
Nature reserves: 40
Beaches: 38
Attractions: 14
  • Cypress Tree Tunnel: 2.0 mi
  • Point Reyes Shipwrecks: 6.9 mi
  • Tule Elk Reserve, Pierce Pt., Pt. Reyes NS: 7.7 mi
  • Kule Loklo: 9.6 mi
  • Leo T. Cronin Fish Viewing Area: 15.4 mi
Picnic sites: 14
Gardens: 13
  • TRACEN Community Gardens: 15.5 mi
  • San Geronimo Valley Community Garden: 17.7 mi
  • Inn at the Tides Sculpture Garden: 17.8 mi
  • Ren Brown Gallery Zen Garden: 18.5 mi
  • McNear Community Gardens: 21.1 mi
Museums: 12
Waterfalls: 11
  • Alamere Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Stairstep Falls: 14.1 mi
  • Roy's Riffles: 17.6 mi
  • Little Carson Falls: 19.5 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 20.3 mi
Springs: 7
Cliffs: 3
Natural arches: 2
  • Keyhole: 11.0 mi
  • Temple: 11.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 23.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.3 miles of North Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Tamalpais East PeakESE 115°784 m24.0 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PeakESE 117°778 m23.2 mi
Mount Tamalpais Middle PeakESE 116°744 m23.5 mi
Ballou PointESE 121°612 m22.3 mi
Twin KnollsESE 120°597 m21.7 mi
Big Rock RidgeE 93°575 m20.2 mi
Pine MountainESE 111°543 m18.9 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PointESE 118°527 m23.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4919:24
June solstice05:5019:5920:39
September equinox07:0018:3619:10
December solstice07:2516:1516:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jan–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505151525355575758565350
Precip in5.36.03.92.21.20.50.10.10.21.82.94.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bodega 6 WSW, 18 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 node/358823462

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