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East Slope Badlands

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Elevation, modelled
41 m
Tallest summit within 10.8 miles
Vollmer Peak581 m · 8.8 mi
Sunset, June solstice
20:36local time
Coordinates
37.9167, -122.3783
East Slope Badlands, seen from above at true elevation

East Slope Badlands is a cliff in California, at a modelled 41 m. Vollmer Peak stands 581 m to the east-southeast, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Golden State Model Railroad Museum, a museum 0.3 miles away.

Heavily eroded sandy soil makes a spectacular series of fluted ridges.

Height
2 m

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of East Slope Badlands. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Vollmer PeakESE 105°581 m8.8 mi
Chaparral PeakESE 107°540 m8.9 mi
Grizzly PeakESE 107°531 m8.2 mi
Barberry PeakESE 110°513 m9.6 mi
Volcanic PeakESE 112°498 m10.6 mi
Eureka PeakESE 106°495 m9.4 mi
Spiral KnobESE 111°423 m8.7 mi
Wildcat PeakE 88°370 m6.3 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Picnic sites
Artworks
Beaches: 37
Springs: 22
Waterfalls: 16
Cliffs: 8
Ghost towns: 6
Natural arches: 3
Hot springs: 1
Rest areas: 1
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).

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, under a mile away.

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