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Boiler rooms

Boiler rooms from directly overhead

Boiler rooms is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Main pool house, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.78045, -122.51369
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Attractions
Parks
Artworks
Picnic sites
  • Picnic Area: 0.5 mi
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 1.3 mi
  • Bicentennial Campground picnic area: 3.2 mi
  • Picnic Pod A: 3.4 mi
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
Beaches: 60
Gardens
  • Queen Wilhelmina Tulip Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Argonne School Native Garden and Outdoor Classroom: 2.1 mi
  • Argonne School Edible Garden and Outdoor Classroom: 2.1 mi
  • Children's Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Compton Community Garden: 2.4 mi
Museums
Peaks
Nature reserves
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 11
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Lighthouses: 3
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 3.3 mi
  • Temple: 21.0 mi
  • Keyhole: 21.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 9.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Boiler rooms. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Tamalpais East PeakNNW 341°784 m10.8 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PointNNW 335°527 m10.4 mi
Bare KnollNW 326°478 m10.1 mi
Wooded KnollNW 325°465 m10.1 mi
Cardiac HillNNW 329°413 m9.4 mi
San Bruno Mountain SummitSSE 146°371 m7.7 mi
Richardson EastN 10°338.6 m4.9 mi
Peak 1041N 355°317.297 m5.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4819:22
June solstice05:4919:5720:36
September equinox06:5918:3419:09
December solstice07:2316:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525454555557586060605753
Precip in3.94.03.01.40.60.20.00.10.10.92.24.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Francisco Oceanside, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/32776568

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