Cliff · California
Goat Rock
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Goat Rock is a cliff in California, at a modelled elevation of 39 m. Big Mountain stands 807 m to the north, 19 miles off.
How to reach it
Coordinates38.44057, -123.12723
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Goat Rock: 0.0 mi
- Peaked Hill: 0.8 mi
- Red Hill: 2.8 mi
- Little Black Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Eagle Rock: 3.6 mi
Parks
- Carrington Coast Ranch Regional Park and Open Space Preserve: 6.3 mi
- Creekside Park: 6.4 mi
- Vacation Beach Park: 7.0 mi
- Chanslor Ranch Park: 7.2 mi
- Angelo Boles Memorial Grove: 7.4 mi
Artworks
- Spawn: 8.8 mi
- Poseidon: 8.9 mi
- Frolicking Dolphin: 8.9 mi
- Scuba Brown: 9.2 mi
- Whale Ballet (Totem 6 of 8): 9.8 mi
Beaches: 39
- Goat Rock Beach: 0.3 mi
- Blind Beach: 0.4 mi
- Jenner Beach: 0.9 mi
- Shell Beach: 2.0 mi
- Wright's Beach: 3.1 mi
Historic sites: 37
- Elizabeth "Liz" Burko Memorial Bridge: 7.7 mi
- Children's Bell Tower: 8.0 mi
- Children's Bell Tower: 8.0 mi
- Nicholas Green: 8.0 mi
- Bodega Bay Sea Gals Commemorative Plaque: 8.0 mi
Gardens: 26
- Creekside Park Communal Orchard and Farm: 6.4 mi
- Ren Brown Gallery Zen Garden: 8.3 mi
- Inn at the Tides Sculpture Garden: 8.9 mi
- Rio Nido Community Garden: 9.6 mi
- Ragle Ranch Peace Garden: 15.3 mi
Nature reserves: 21
- Jenner Headlands Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Sonoma Coast State Park: 3.9 mi
- Pole Mountain Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Little Black Mountain Preserve: 5.1 mi
- Patterson Point Preserve: 6.1 mi
Museums: 12
- Duncans Mills Depot Museum: 4.1 mi
- Korbel Museum: 9.9 mi
- Visitor Center: 14.0 mi
- West County Museum: 16.7 mi
- Pacific Coast Air Museum: 18.2 mi
Attractions: 10
- Tides Restaurant Original Facade: 8.9 mi
- Whaling Artifacts: 9.0 mi
- Whale Jaw Bone: 9.2 mi
- Korbel Winery Tour: 9.9 mi
- Iron Horse Vineyards: 12.4 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Osprey Rocks: 6.1 mi
- Tomales Bluff: 15.6 mi
- Deadman Cliff: 20.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Campo Gianni: 6.1 mi
- Oak Savanna Group Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
- Birthday Party Area: 24.9 mi
Springs: 3
- Gravelly Spring: 11.1 mi
- Skaggs Springs: 18.3 mi
- Johnny Brown Springs: 20.2 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Arched Rock: 0.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Goat Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Mountain | N 357° | 807 m | 18.7 mi |
| Centennial Mountain | N 359° | 747 m | 18.1 mi |
| Pole Mountain | N 5° | 672 m | 4.5 mi |
| Buck Knoll | NNE 25° | 627 m | 12.4 mi |
| High Rock | N 351° | 611 m | 11.6 mi |
| Little Black Mountain | N 4° | 598 m | 5.1 mi |
| Red Hill | N 358° | 598 m | 15.5 mi |
| McCray Mountain | NE 40° | 585 m | 11.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:01 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:14 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 50 | 50 | 52 | 54 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 53 | 49 |
| Precip in | 7.2 | 7.0 | 5.2 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 4.2 | 8.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Ross, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
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