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Battery Yates

Battery Yates from directly overhead

Battery Yates is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 22 m. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the northwest, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Battery Cavallo, a historic site 0.1 miles away.

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.83352, -122.47325
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Museums
Attractions
Peaks
Parks
Artworks
Picnic sites
Nature reserves
Gardens
  • Compton Community Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Michelangelo Community Garden: 3.8 mi
  • Gateway Community Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Promenade Gardens: 4.0 mi
  • Argonne School Edible Garden and Outdoor Classroom: 4.1 mi
Beaches: 55
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 11
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Lighthouses: 3
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 3.5 mi
  • Temple: 20.7 mi
  • Keyhole: 21.2 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 9.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Battery Yates. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Tamalpais East PeakNW 319°784 m8.7 mi
Mount Tamalpais Middle PeakNW 316°744 m9.0 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PointNW 311°527 m8.7 mi
Cardiac HillWNW 302°413 m8.3 mi
Richardson EastNW 311°338.6 m1.8 mi
Peak 1041WNW 299°317.297 m3.1 mi
Knob HillNW 325°285 m8.6 mi
Mount DavidsonS 171°283 m6.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:4919:5720:36
September equinox06:5818:3419:08
December solstice07:2316:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525456565860606263625753
Precip in4.44.43.21.60.70.20.00.10.10.92.64.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Francisco Dwtn, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/291686827

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