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Sculptured Beach

Sculptured Beach from directly overhead

Sculptured Beach is a beach in California, at a recorded elevation of 10 m. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Secret Beach, a beach 0.2 miles away.

The story

beach in Marin County, California, United States

Wikidata Q49324661, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
10 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.01002, -122.84467

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Limatour Estero Reserve: 3.9 mi
  • Point Reyes Station Community Park: 4.5 mi
  • Martinelli Park: 6.0 mi
  • Second Valley Path and Open Space: 6.4 mi
  • Tomales Bay State Park: 8.3 mi
Nature reserves: 58
Beaches: 47
Attractions: 27
  • Kule Loklo: 3.3 mi
  • Point Reyes Shipwrecks: 6.0 mi
  • Leo T. Cronin Fish Viewing Area: 7.4 mi
  • Cypress Tree Tunnel: 8.0 mi
  • Tule Elk Reserve, Pierce Pt., Pt. Reyes NS: 13.6 mi
Artworks: 27
Museums: 23
Picnic sites: 20
Gardens: 13
Waterfalls: 12
  • Alamere Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Stairstep Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Roy's Riffles: 9.9 mi
  • Little Carson Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 12.2 mi
Springs: 8
Natural arches: 4
  • Keyhole: 2.5 mi
  • Temple: 3.0 mi
  • Bird Island Arch: 21.1 mi
  • Arch Rock: 22.9 mi
Cliffs: 4
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 14.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Sculptured Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Tamalpais East PeakESE 111°784 m15.6 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PeakESE 114°778 m14.8 mi
Mount Tamalpais Middle PeakESE 112°744 m15.1 mi
Ballou PointESE 119°612 m13.8 mi
Twin KnollsESE 118°597 m13.2 mi
Big Rock RidgeENE 75°575 m13.5 mi
Pine MountainESE 102°543 m10.7 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PointESE 115°527 m15.1 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 °F495255586266686867635549
Precip in8.88.76.02.61.40.40.00.00.12.04.69.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kentfield, 17 mi away.

Mean tidal range 3.91 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station Point Reyes, CA, 7 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/232399654

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