Ghost town · California
Ambrose
Ambrose is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Mount Diablo stands 1,173 m to the south, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Lynbrook Park, a park 0.4 miles away.
Ghost town in Contra Costa County, California
How to reach it
Coordinates38.03528, -121.95000
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Lynbrook Park: 0.4 mi
- Ambrose Recreation Center: 0.6 mi
- Alves Lane Mini-Park: 0.7 mi
- Anuta Park: 0.9 mi
- Hickory Meadows Park: 1.0 mi
Museums
- Pittsburg Historical Museum: 3.6 mi
- Galindo House and Gardens: 6.3 mi
- Concord Historical Museum: 6.3 mi
- Clayton Historical Society Museum: 6.5 mi
- Antioch Historical Museum: 6.8 mi
Peaks
- Mulligan Hill: 3.8 mi
- Seeno Hill: 5.8 mi
- Twilight Hill: 6.6 mi
- Court Lane Hill: 6.6 mi
- Rose Hill: 6.6 mi
Picnic sites
- Poplar Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
- Sycamore Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
- Redwood Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
- Oak Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
- Acorn Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
Gardens: 58
- Ambrose Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- El Pueblo Community Garden: 4.5 mi
- Horticulture (OH): 7.9 mi
- Ruth Bancroft Garden: 9.0 mi
- Communuity Garden: 9.1 mi
Historic sites: 57
- Vietnam War Memorial: 5.7 mi
- Clayton Club Saloon: 6.6 mi
- Riverview Union High School: 6.8 mi
- Mt. Diablo Coal Field: 7.1 mi
- Casino Building: 7.5 mi
Artworks
- Ore Cart: 3.5 mi
- "Red Salmon" fishing boat: 3.6 mi
- The Steelworker: 3.6 mi
- The Fisherman: 3.6 mi
- Heritage Plaza: 3.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Grizzly Island Wildlife Area- Grizzly Island Unit: 5.6 mi
- Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve - Land Bank: 5.7 mi
- Dow Wetlands Preserve: 6.6 mi
- Meins Landing: 6.7 mi
- Galindo Creek Field Station: 6.8 mi
Attractions
- Dragon Roller Coaster: 5.0 mi
- Tea Cups: 5.0 mi
- Windy Grove Cars: 5.0 mi
- Frog Hopper: 5.0 mi
- Red Baron Airplanes: 5.0 mi
Springs: 15
- Peach Tree Spring: 9.4 mi
- Soto Springs: 9.6 mi
- Moses Rock Spring: 10.4 mi
- Sulfur Spring: 10.5 mi
- Coffeeberry Spring: 10.6 mi
Ghost towns: 9
- Nortonville: 6.6 mi
- Acelanus: 7.1 mi
- Somersville: 7.2 mi
- Stewartville: 8.2 mi
- Judsonville: 9.1 mi
Beaches: 8
- Kite beach: 9.0 mi
- Playpen: 9.1 mi
- Lake Anza Beach: 19.0 mi
- Lake Temescal Beach: 20.0 mi
- Albany Beach: 22.4 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Mitchell Rock: 8.2 mi
- Turtle Rock: 11.7 mi
- The Devil's Shelf: 17.4 mi
- Chab: 23.1 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 24.7 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Abrigo Falls: 12.7 mi
- Green Valley Falls: 20.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Rest Stop: 9.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Ambrose. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | S 170° | 1,173 m | 10.8 mi |
| Devil's Pulpit | S 169° | 1,110 m | 10.8 mi |
| North Peak | SSE 165° | 1,084 m | 10.2 mi |
| Ransom Point | S 170° | 1,037 m | 10.5 mi |
| Mount Olympia | SSE 164° | 898 m | 9.6 mi |
| Eagle Peak | S 176° | 722 m | 9.2 mi |
| Red Leg Peak | SSE 151° | 652 m | 14.3 mi |
| Oyster Point | SSE 164° | 644 m | 14.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:55 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:11 | 16:52 |
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 | 53 | 57 | 60 | 65 | 71 | 73 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 56 | 50 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Concord Buchanan FLD, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Private beta · Free to join
Take the scenic way to Ambrose.
Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.