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4.0 Ball

4.0 Ball from directly overhead

4.0 Ball is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 97 m. Rock 2 stands 617 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Sather Tower, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away.

What the record says

Material
concrete
Inscription
This fountain was set here by the university cadets May 1905

How to reach it

Coordinates37.87245, -122.25798

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Artworks
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Observatory Hill: 0.2 mi
  • Holy Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Tightwad Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Grizzly Peak: 1.5 mi
  • Spiral Knob: 1.5 mi
Parks
Picnic sites
  • Picnic Area #2: 0.9 mi
  • Picnic Area #1: 0.9 mi
  • Picnic area #3: 1.0 mi
  • Island: 1.6 mi
  • Laurel: 1.7 mi
Beaches: 36
Springs: 25
Waterfalls: 15
Ghost towns: 12
Cliffs: 9
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 15.6 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 20.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of 4.0 Ball. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rock 2ESE 110°617 m11.4 mi
Vollmer PeakENE 69°581 m2.1 mi
Las Trampas PeakESE 104°557 m10.9 mi
Vail PeakESE 106°545 m11.7 mi
Chaparral PeakENE 78°540 m1.9 mi
Grizzly PeakENE 63°531 m1.5 mi
Round TopESE 113°531 m3.9 mi
Eagle PeakESE 106°524 m11.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4719:21
June solstice05:4819:5620:35
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
December solstice07:2216:1316:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515355576063646465635651
Precip in4.85.13.81.80.80.30.00.10.11.22.75.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Berkeley, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/260556516

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