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Quarry Beach

Quarry Beach is a beach in California, at a recorded elevation of 4 m. Richardson East stands 339 m to the west, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort McDowell (East Garrison), a historic site 0.2 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
4 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.85951, -122.42060

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Fort McDowell (East Garrison): 0.2 mi
  • SF-91L Nike missile launch site: 0.2 mi
  • Wooden watchtower: 0.7 mi
  • Angel Island Immigration Station: 0.7 mi
  • Battery Drew: 0.8 mi
Picnic sites
Peaks
Attractions
Parks
Artworks
Nature reserves
Gardens
Beaches: 42
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 14
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 6.8 mi
  • Temple: 22.5 mi
  • Keyhole: 23.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 11.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Quarry Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Richardson EastW 262°338.6 m4.3 mi
Peak 1041W 267°317.297 m5.6 mi
William Rust SummitENE 57°306 m8.4 mi
Mount DavidsonSSW 192°283 m8.6 mi
Slacker HillWSW 246°282 m4.1 mi
Hawk HillWSW 243°281 m4.8 mi
Mount SutroSSW 196°278 m7.3 mi
Noe PeakSSW 191°274 m7.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:4919:5720:36
September equinox06:5818:3419:08
December solstice07:2316:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 5 mi away.

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

NOAA CO-OPS station Angel Island, East Garrison, CA, under a mileaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/340683909

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