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Alameda Shellmound Plaque

Alameda Shellmound Plaque from directly overhead

Alameda Shellmound Plaque is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Rock 2 stands 617 m to the east-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Shellmound, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away.

A metal commemorative plaque, fixed to a boulder from nearby Mount Tampalpais, in the Marine Headlands of Marine County, California.

What the record says

Material
stone,_metal
Inscription
One thousand feet due west was a prehistoric mound, 400 feet long, 150 feet wide, and 14 feet high. The remains of 450 Indians with stone implements and shell ornaments were found when the mound was remove in 1908.

How to reach it

Coordinates37.75868, -122.23090

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Shellmound: 0.0 mi
  • High Street Center: 0.4 mi
  • Pine Top: 3.4 mi
  • Pill Hill: 4.7 mi
  • Redwood Peak: 5.1 mi
Gardens
Attractions
  • Christmas Tree Lane: 0.2 mi
  • Alameda Spite House: 0.5 mi
  • San Francisco Air Tours: 2.2 mi
  • Friday Nights @ OMCA with Off the Grid: 3.3 mi
  • Gondola Servizio: 3.4 mi
Museums
Artworks
  • White Elephant Mural: 0.9 mi
  • Wave Oculus: 1.3 mi
  • Beautiful Coffee To The People: 1.4 mi
  • Sigame/Follow Me: 1.4 mi
  • Duplex Cone: 1.6 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Picnic sites
  • Pelican: 1.5 mi
  • Blue Heron: 1.5 mi
  • Rail: 1.6 mi
  • Egret: 1.7 mi
  • Tern: 1.7 mi
Beaches: 53
Springs: 27
Ghost towns: 11
Cliffs: 9
Waterfalls: 9
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 17.3 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 23.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Alameda Shellmound Plaque. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rock 2ENE 67°617 m10.1 mi
Vollmer PeakN 3°581 m8.6 mi
Las Trampas PeakENE 60°557 m10.4 mi
Vail PeakENE 65°545 m10.8 mi
Chaparral PeakN 3°540 m8.3 mi
Round TopNNE 18°531 m6.7 mi
Grizzly PeakN 359°531 m8.5 mi
Eagle PeakENE 65°524 m11.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4719:21
June solstice05:4819:5620:35
September equinox06:5718:3319:07
December solstice07:2116:1316:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505355576063646565615550
Precip in3.43.52.71.40.60.20.00.00.10.92.03.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oakland Intl AP, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8239288599

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