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Stinson Beach

Stinson Beach from directly overhead

Stinson Beach is a beach in California, at a recorded elevation of 2 m. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the northeast, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Rock Spring, a spring 0.7 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
2 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.89512, -122.63952

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
Picnic sites
Beaches: 57
Waterfalls: 15
Springs: 11
Cliffs: 5
Natural arches: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Hot springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Stinson Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Tamalpais East PeakNE 55°784 m4.1 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PeakNE 50°778 m3.1 mi
Mount Tamalpais Middle PeakNE 52°744 m3.5 mi
Ballou PointNE 35°612 m1.4 mi
Twin KnollsNNE 15°597 m1.9 mi
Big Rock RidgeN 10°575 m11.5 mi
Pine MountainN 353°543 m5.7 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PointENE 59°527 m2.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4819:23
June solstice05:4919:5820:37
September equinox06:5918:3419:09
December solstice07:2316:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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.

Mean tidal range 2.92 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station Bolinas Lagoon, CA, 2 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element relation/5255971

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