Cliff · California
Yellow Bluff
Yellow Bluff is a cliff in California, at a recorded elevation of 32 m. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the northwest, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Battery Cavallo, a historic site 0.1 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 32 m
How to reach it
Coordinates37.83632, -122.47247
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Battery Cavallo: 0.1 mi
- Battery Yates: 0.2 mi
- Battery Duncan: 0.2 mi
- Lone Sailor Monument: 0.5 mi
- Battery Spencer: 0.8 mi
Museums
- Bay Area Discovery Museum: 0.2 mi
- IDESST Sausalito Portuguese Cultural Center: 1.9 mi
- Greater Farallones Marine Sanctuary Visitor Center: 2.2 mi
- Marinship Exhibit: 2.2 mi
- Bay Model Visitor Center: 2.2 mi
Peaks
- Slacker Hill: 0.9 mi
- Engagement Hill: 1.0 mi
- Hawk Hill: 1.5 mi
- Richardson East: 1.8 mi
- Rob Hill: 2.8 mi
Attractions
- Golden Gate Bridge: 1.0 mi
- Welcome Center: 2.0 mi
- Brig Matthew Turner: 2.3 mi
- Historic Bake House: 2.4 mi
- Palace of Fine Arts: 2.7 mi
Parks
- Tiffany Park: 1.1 mi
- Southview Park: 1.1 mi
- Yee Tock Chee Park: 1.3 mi
- Vina Del Mar Park: 1.4 mi
- Gabrielson Park: 1.5 mi
Artworks
- Spread the Word: 1.9 mi
- Close to the Wind: 2.0 mi
- Fort Statue: 2.3 mi
- Wave Organ: 2.6 mi
- The Ordonez Gun: 2.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Cypress Ridge Open Space: 2.2 mi
- Old Hilary's Botanical Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Richardson Bay Audubon Sanctuary: 3.8 mi
- Aramburu Island: 4.0 mi
- Richardson Bay Audubon Center & Sanctuary: 4.2 mi
Picnic sites
- Picnic Pod A: 2.4 mi
- Bicentennial Campground picnic area: 3.1 mi
- East Bay campsite #3: 3.3 mi
- East Bay campsite #2: 3.3 mi
- East Bay #1: 3.3 mi
Gardens
- Compton Community Garden: 2.9 mi
- Michelangelo Community Garden: 3.9 mi
- Gateway Community Garden: 4.2 mi
- Promenade Gardens: 4.2 mi
- Argonne School Edible Garden and Outdoor Classroom: 4.2 mi
Beaches: 54
- Swede's Beach: 0.9 mi
- Schoonmaker Beach: 2.1 mi
- Black Sands Beach: 2.1 mi
- Perles Beach: 2.3 mi
- East Beach: 2.4 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Rainbow Falls: 4.5 mi
- Huntington Falls: 4.7 mi
- Kent Falls: 6.7 mi
- Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 8.6 mi
- Dawn Falls: 8.6 mi
Springs: 11
- El Polín Spring: 3.1 mi
- El Polín Spring: 3.1 mi
- El Polín Spring: 3.2 mi
- Old Spring: 3.4 mi
- Lone Tree Spring: 8.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
- East Slope Badlands: 7.6 mi
- Vent 5: 8.4 mi
- Rock Fort: 11.7 mi
- Aramai Point: 16.0 mi
- Chab: 20.1 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Winehaven: 8.5 mi
- Lynn: 13.3 mi
- Eckley: 21.0 mi
- Russell City: 22.4 mi
- Stokes Landing: 24.4 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 3.4 mi
- Quarters A: 6.3 mi
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 6.3 mi
Natural arches: 3
- Bird Island Arch: 3.6 mi
- Temple: 20.6 mi
- Keyhole: 21.2 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 9.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Yellow Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tamalpais East Peak | NW 318° | 784 m | 8.6 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais Middle Peak | NW 315° | 744 m | 8.9 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais West Point | NW 310° | 527 m | 8.6 mi |
| Cardiac Hill | WNW 301° | 413 m | 8.2 mi |
| Richardson East | NW 305° | 338.6 m | 1.8 mi |
| Peak 1041 | WNW 296° | 317.297 m | 3.0 mi |
| Knob Hill | NW 324° | 285 m | 8.4 mi |
| Mount Davidson | S 171° | 283 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:57 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:14 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 54 | 56 | 56 | 58 | 60 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 62 | 57 | 53 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Francisco Dwtn, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358779334
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