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Hill 88

Hill 88 from directly overhead

Hill 88 is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 293 m. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the north-northwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Guardian of the Gate North (Totem 5 of 8), a artwork 0.6 miles away.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49036504, matched on coordinates and name (644 m apart).

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates37.84231, -122.53213

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Peaks
Museums
Parks
Nature reserves
Gardens: 59
Historic sites: 56
  • Battery O'Rourke: 1.0 mi
  • Battery Smith-Guthrie: 1.0 mi
  • Battery Alexander: 1.1 mi
  • WW2 Lookout: 1.1 mi
  • Battery Rathbone/McIndoe: 1.3 mi
Picnic sites: 54
  • Bicentennial Campground picnic area: 1.2 mi
  • Picnic Pod A: 4.9 mi
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 5.6 mi
  • Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
  • Rifle Camp: 7.1 mi
Beaches: 52
  • Rodeo Beach: 0.8 mi
  • Tennessee Beach: 1.1 mi
  • Pirates Cove: 1.8 mi
  • Black Sands Beach: 1.8 mi
  • Muir Beach: 2.7 mi
Attractions: 49
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 9
Cliffs: 6
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 1.3 mi
  • Temple: 17.6 mi
  • Keyhole: 18.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 6.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Hill 88. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Tamalpais East PeakNNW784 m6.5 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PeakNNW778 m6.6 mi
Mount Tamalpais Middle PeakNNW744 m6.6 mi
Ballou PointNW612 m7.0 mi
Twin KnollsNW597 m7.6 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PointNNW527 m6.1 mi
Bare KnollNW478 m6.2 mi
Wooded KnollNW465 m6.2 mi

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 °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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/267988765

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