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Point Molate Beach

Point Molate Beach is a beach in California, at a recorded elevation of 4 m. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the west, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Point Molate Beach Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away.

The story

beach in Contra Costa County, California, United States

Wikidata Q49323534, joined on its GNIS feature id.

What the record says

Elevation
4 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.94125, -122.41084

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Point Molate Beach Park: 0.0 mi
  • Judge George D. Carroll Park: 1.9 mi
  • John T Knox Shoreline: 2.2 mi
  • Atchison Village Park: 2.2 mi
  • George Miller Junior Memorial Regional Shoreline: 2.2 mi
Artworks
  • Art by local residences.: 1.5 mi
  • Richmond Dances and Grows: 3.1 mi
  • Amass Joy: 3.2 mi
  • Mosaics: 3.2 mi
  • Play: 3.2 mi
Peaks
Picnic sites
  • Killdeer Picnic Area: 2.4 mi
  • Palms: 4.7 mi
  • Giant Cluster: 4.7 mi
  • Shoreline: 4.7 mi
  • Camp Bay: 4.9 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
Nature reserves
Gardens
  • Succulent Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Canal Community Garden: 5.0 mi
  • Lauren Place: 6.7 mi
  • Village Community Garden: 7.0 mi
  • AMS Garden: 7.0 mi
Beaches: 40
Waterfalls: 17
  • Dawn Falls: 8.2 mi
  • Kent Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Laurel Dell Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Midway Falls: 12.2 mi
Springs: 15
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 4
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 10.6 mi
  • Temple: 21.6 mi
  • Keyhole: 22.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 12.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Stop: 19.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Point Molate Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Tamalpais East PeakW 265°784 m9.1 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PeakW 263°778 m10.2 mi
Mount Tamalpais Middle PeakW 264°744 m9.7 mi
Vollmer PeakESE 111°581 m11.0 mi
Chaparral PeakESE 113°540 m11.1 mi
Grizzly PeakESE 113°531 m10.5 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PointW 260°527 m10.1 mi
Spiral KnobESE 116°423 m11.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:4819:5720:36
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
December solstice07:2316:1316:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515456586163636465635751
Precip in4.84.83.21.60.70.30.00.10.01.42.74.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richmond, 2 mi away.

Mean tidal range 4.31 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station Chevron Oil Company Pier, Richmond, CA, 1 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/266073976

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