Cliff · California
Tomales Bluff
Tomales Bluff is a cliff in California, at a recorded elevation of 11 m. Pole Mountain stands 672 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Dillon Beach, a beach 1.3 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 11 m
How to reach it
Coordinates38.23964, -122.99500
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Sugarloaf Hill: 1.9 mi
- Sugarloaf: 2.1 mi
- Bodega Head: 6.3 mi
- Mount Roscoe: 7.8 mi
- Coleman Hill: 8.4 mi
Parks
- Shorttail Gulch Coastal Access Trail: 4.6 mi
- Miller Park: 4.8 mi
- Tomales Community Park: 4.9 mi
- Westside Regional Park: 6.6 mi
- Chanslor Ranch Park: 8.5 mi
Artworks
- Whale Ballet (Totem 6 of 8): 5.8 mi
- Scuba Brown: 6.5 mi
- Frolicking Dolphin: 6.7 mi
- Poseidon: 6.7 mi
- Spawn: 6.8 mi
Beaches: 49
- Dillon Beach: 1.3 mi
- Brazil Beach: 2.1 mi
- Driftwood Beach: 3.4 mi
- McClures Beach: 4.0 mi
- White Gulch Beach: 4.1 mi
Historic sites: 46
- For Fishermen Lost: 5.8 mi
- Robert J. Bugatto: 6.7 mi
- Church of SaintTeresa ofAvila: 7.5 mi
- Bodega Bay Sea Gals Commemorative Plaque: 7.6 mi
- Nicholas Green: 7.6 mi
Gardens: 28
- Inn at the Tides Sculpture Garden: 6.8 mi
- Ren Brown Gallery Zen Garden: 7.4 mi
- TRACEN Community Gardens: 11.0 mi
- Ragle Ranch Peace Garden: 13.8 mi
- Creekside Park Communal Orchard and Farm: 15.3 mi
Nature reserves: 23
- Grove of the Old Trees: 11.1 mi
- Sonoma Coast State Park: 11.7 mi
- Point Reyes National Seashore: 13.4 mi
- Tomales Bay Ecological Reserve: 13.8 mi
- Monte Rio Redwoods Regional Park and Open Space Preserve: 13.9 mi
Museums: 15
- The Jack Mason Museum of West Marin History: 12.5 mi
- West County Museum: 14.5 mi
- Duncans Mills Depot Museum: 15.1 mi
- Historic USCG Boathouse: 17.0 mi
- Korbel Museum: 18.6 mi
Attractions: 14
- Tule Elk Reserve, Pierce Pt., Pt. Reyes NS: 4.3 mi
- Whale Jaw Bone: 6.5 mi
- Whaling Artifacts: 6.7 mi
- Tides Restaurant Original Facade: 6.7 mi
- Cypress Tree Tunnel: 10.4 mi
Picnic sites: 11
- Campo Gianni: 13.3 mi
- Oak Savanna Group Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
- Bear Valley Picnic area: 17.4 mi
- Helen Putnam: 18.1 mi
- McNear Park: 19.4 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Point Reyes Light Station: 16.8 mi
- Paint Storage: 16.8 mi
- Point Reyes Lighthouse Visitor Center: 16.9 mi
- Power House: 16.9 mi
- Transformer Building: 16.9 mi
Natural arches: 3
- Arched Rock: 15.1 mi
- Keyhole: 20.2 mi
- Temple: 20.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Stairstep Falls: 20.5 mi
- Alamere Falls: 22.9 mi
- Roy's Riffles: 23.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Goat Rock: 15.6 mi
- Osprey Rocks: 16.5 mi
Springs: 2
- Crystal Springs: 21.7 mi
- Hunter Spring: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of Tomales Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pole Mountain | NNW 340° | 672 m | 19.6 mi |
| Little Black Mountain | NNW 340° | 598 m | 20.1 mi |
| McCray Mountain | N 0° | 585 m | 22.4 mi |
| Bennett Mountain | ENE 59° | 573 m | 23.4 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | N 2° | 524 m | 22.3 mi |
| Black Mountain | NNW 334° | 493 m | 20.2 mi |
| Burdell Mountain | ESE 106° | 474 m | 22.9 mi |
| Hicks Mountain | ESE 117° | 467 m | 16.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:00 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:14 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jan–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 56 | 53 | 50 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bodega 6 WSW, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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