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Ivan Dickson Memorial

Ivan Dickson Memorial from directly overhead

Ivan Dickson Memorial is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 342 m. Rock 2 stands 617 m to the southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Costa Peak, a peak 0.6 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Ivan Dickson, 1898-1993. In loving memory of Ivan Dickson, for whom hiking these hills and trails was a lifelong passion. Longtime member of the Berkeley Hiking Club, and generous friend of the East Bay Regional Parks.
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.93452, -122.17208
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Costa Peak: 0.6 mi
  • Lawson Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Motts Peak: 1.5 mi
  • Duarte Peak: 1.9 mi
  • Russell Peak: 2.1 mi
Parks
  • Dalewood Park: 1.7 mi
  • Golden Hills Park: 3.9 mi
  • Paul Park: 3.9 mi
  • John Muir National Historic Site: 4.0 mi
  • Brookwood Park: 4.2 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • Labyrinth: 2.9 mi
  • Alhambra Creek Valley Staging Area: 3.1 mi
  • Rotary Peace Grove: 4.9 mi
  • Tilden Park Merry-Go-Round: 5.1 mi
  • Little Farm: 5.3 mi
Gardens: 58
  • Lafayette Community Garden: 3.5 mi
  • Canyon: 4.8 mi
  • Channel Islands Section: 4.8 mi
  • Franciscan Section: 4.8 mi
  • Santa Lucia Section: 4.8 mi
Picnic sites: 58
  • Upper Reserved Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
  • Arroyo: 4.6 mi
  • Elder: 4.7 mi
  • Willows Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
  • Padre: 4.7 mi
Artworks
Historic sites: 54
Nature reserves
Beaches: 29
Springs: 21
  • Sulfur Spring: 10.4 mi
  • Sulfur Springs: 11.2 mi
  • Soto Springs: 11.5 mi
  • Peach Tree Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Coffeeberry Spring: 12.3 mi
Ghost towns: 12
Waterfalls: 11
Cliffs: 8
Lighthouses: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Stop: 11.0 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 21.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Ivan Dickson Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rock 2SE617 m10.2 mi
Vollmer PeakSW581 m4.4 mi
Las Trampas PeakSE557 m9.1 mi
Vail PeakSE545 m10.0 mi
Chaparral PeakSW540 m4.8 mi
Grizzly PeakSW531 m4.9 mi
Round TopS531 m5.9 mi
Eagle PeakSE524 m10.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
June solstice05:4719:5620:35
September equinox06:5718:3319:07
December solstice07:2216:1216:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464953576267706967615246
Precip in3.93.82.71.30.60.30.00.00.10.82.13.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Martinez WTP, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/2639251205

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